Church Organization – Simon Temple AME Zion Church

Pastoral Staff

Pastor, Reverend Brian R. Thompson, Sr.
First Lady, Director of Women’s Ministries,
Reverend Felica R. Thompson

Fayetteville District

Presiding Elder

Rev. Joseph C. Brown, Sr.

Convenes quarterly conferences at each local church, district conference (annual)

Evans Metropolitan

New Bethel

Lock’s Creek

Mt. Hebrew

Willis Creek

St. John

Gardner’s Chapel

Chapel Grove

Spring Branch

Moore’s Chapel

Simon Temple

Mattocks Memorial

Mt. Zion

Wesley Chapel

Creeksville

Rock Spring

Clark’s Chapel

Hood Memorial

Snow Hill

New Life

Eastern North Carolina Episcopal District

Presiding Bishop

Bishop Kenneth Monroe

Convenes check-up meetings and annual conference; receives reports, gives out appointments, ordains / passes ministers-in-training to next level, collects funds for operation of conference (Home Missions, etc.) and the connectional assessments.

Durham District

Sanford District

Dunn-Lillington District

Fayetteville District

Laurinburg District

Raleigh District

Associate Ministers

Rev. Felica Thompson
Rev. Gloria Williams
Rev. Rosemary Matthews
Rev. Faith Ladson
Rev. Linda McCall
Rev. Rani Brown
Sis. Ida Bennett
Bro. Christopher Oliver
Sis. Samaria Richardson
Dr. Carol Davis-Forte
Bro. Anthony Fairley
Sis. Jonette Camp
Bro. Ronnie VanDyke
Rev. Carlton Smith (Retired)
Rev. Beulah Greene (Retired)

Rev. Leon Newton
Rev. Geraldine McLean
Rev. Brenda Richardson
Rev. Lawrence Dawson
Rev. Ruby Jones
Rev. Paula Battle-Young
Sis. Adrianne Newton
Sis. Brechelle Pinkett
Sis. Wilhelmina Rogers
Dr. Vanessa Alford
Bro. Timothy Carmichael
Sis. Donelle Simmons

Rev. Charlotte Wilson
Rev. Geneva Anderson
Rev. Mark Eubanks
Rev. Cynthia Olden
Rev. Baga Glaize
Rev. Jevonne Bradley
Bro. Adrian McNair
Sis. Tracey Sneed
Bro. Tyrone Williams
Sis. Vonda Fairley
Sis. Tracy Harris
Bro. Russell Simmons

Exhorters

Sis. Hermean Yeadon
Bro. Kenneth James

Leadership

Rev. Brian R. Thompson, Sr.

Pastor

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Rev. Felica R. Thompson

First Lady

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