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May 18, 2011       Dear Connectional Members and Friends,    Bishop Nathaniel L. Linsey, the 39th bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, died on Tuesday evening, May 17, 2011, in Fayette, Georgia.  More information will be forthcoming.  Please keep Mrs. Mae C. Linsey and the members of the Linsey family in prayer. In His Service,     Senior Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr., CEO Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart, Sr. Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick, III, Secretary Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr., Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr. Bishop Kenneth W. Carter Bishop James B. Walker, Chair Bishop W.E. Lockett (deceased) Bishop Sylvester Williams Bishop Teresa E. Snorton Bishop Godwin T. Umoette Bishop Ronald M. Cunningham Bishop William H. Graves, Retired Bishop Othal H. Lakey, Retired Bishop Edward Lynn Brown, Retired Bishop Dotcy I. Isom, Jr., Retired Bishop Marshall Gilmore, Retired     Jeanette L. Bouknight Executive Secretary Christian Methodist Episcopal Church "An Essential Church: Poised for 21st Century Ministry"