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Dr. Kenneth W. Carter was
elected 55th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church in the Thirty-Fifth Quadrennial Session and the
Thirty-Sixth General Conference meeting in Memphis,
Tennessee June 2006.
Bishop Carter was born in
Corinth, Mississippi on July 12, 1957 to Willie and
Stella Carter. His tenacious pursuit of learning began
in the public schools of Corinth, Mississippi. He earned
the B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi;
Master of Music Education from Delta State University;
Master of Divinity from Howard University; and the
Doctor of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
In 1973 Bishop Carter was
licensed to preach at the City Road Temple C.M.E. Church
in Corinth, Mississippi; ordained Deacon in 1976; and
ordained Elder in 1978. He was admitted into Full
connection in 1979. Dr. Carter's first appointment as
pastor was Jones Chapel C.M.E. Church in Luka,
Mississippi.
During his itinerant
ministry, he served congregations in Tennessee,
Virginia, Washington, DC and Texas. He also served as
presiding elder in the Greenwood-Jackson and
Columbus-Meridian Districts in Mississippi.
At the time of his election
to the Episcopacy, Bishop Carter had served 10 years as
pastor at the Carter Metropolitan C.M.E. Church in Fort
Worth, Texas.
He is married to Rosia
Hunter Carter, and they share two daughters--Jill
Lynette and Stacy Marie. |
