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

Reverend Dr. 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

Reverend Felica Thompson
Reverend Gloria Williams
Reverend Rosemary Matthews
Reverend Faith Ladson
Reverend Linda McCall
Reverend Rani Brown
Reverend Ida Bennett
Reverend Christopher Oliver
Reverend Samaria Richardson
Reverend Dr. Carol Davis-Forte
Sister Jonette Camp
Brother Ronnie VanDyke
Reverend Carlton Smith (Retired)
Reverend Beulah Greene (Retired)
Reverend Dr. Leon Newton
Reverend Geraldine McLean
Reverend Brenda Richardson
Reverend Ruby Jones
Reverend Paula Battle-Young

Reverend Adriane D. Newton
Reverend Brechelle Pinkett
Reverend Wilhelmina Rogers
Reverend Dr. Vanessa Alford
Reverend Timothy Carmichael
Sister Donelle Simmons
Reverend Dr. Juanita Greene
Reverend Charlotte Wilson
Reverend Geneva Anderson
Reverend Mark Eubanks
Reverend Cynthia Olden
Reverend Baga Glaize
Reverend Dr. Jevonne Bradley
Reverend Adrian McNair
Reverend Tracey Sneed
Brother Tyrone Williams
Reverend Vonda Carmichael
Sister Tracy Harris
Reverend Loretta Welch-Norton