Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr., Presiding Prelate
Dr. Louise Baker Brown, First Lady & Advisor
SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT’S FOUNDERS’ DAY
April 27, 2024
On behalf of Bishop Thomas L. & Dr. Louise Brown, you are invited to come, celebrate and honor the birth of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia! Founders’ Day, our Spring Gathering, co-hosted by Holsey Chapel CME Church, Reverend Chris Waller, pastor; Holsey Monumental CME Church, Reverend Carlton Mahone, Pastor, will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024. Please read these instructions in their entirety.
8:30 AM Spring Gathering Business Session (In-Person Only)
Holsey Chapel CME Church
718 8th St., Columbus, GA 31901
1:00 PM One In The Spirit Banquet (In-Person Only)
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
801 Front Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Choose your Region to register:
The RSVP for the One In The Spirit Banquet is DIFFERENT from the Spring Gathering Registration.
You MUST register for both.
Saturday, April 27 @ 8:30 AM
@ Holsey Chapel-Columbus
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In-Person Only
718 8th St, Columbus, GA 31901
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE VIA EVENTBRITE (Choose your Region below)
Choose your Region to register:
One in the Spirit Banquet
Saturday, April 27 @ 1:00 PM
@ Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
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In-Person Only
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801 Front Avenue Columbus, GA 31901
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Please see your Presiding Elder for tickets.
You must see your Presiding Elder for tickets.
Central GA Region
Reverend Dr. Jane E. Thomas Fort Valley-Savannah District
Reverend Dr. Donald R. Jordan Macon-Barnesville District
GA North Region
Reverend Dr. Jerry D. Woodfork Atlanta-Rome District
Reverend Dr. Timothy Green Augusta-Sparta District
Reverend Frederick L. Braddock, Sr. Elberton-Gainesville District
South GA Region
Reverend Dr. Lindsey P. Napier, Sr. Albany-Thomasville District
Reverend Dr. Andre’ Loyd Moultrie-McRae-Brunswick District
West GA Region
Reverend Dr. Curtis L West, Jr. North Columbus-LaGrange District
Reverend Lavisha Williams South Columbus-Cordele District
❖ Registration for the Spring Gathering is $50.00 when paying your Elder directly; $54.57 if you pay through Eventbrite; and there is no cost for children and youth (ages 17 and under).
❖ If you paid $50.00 to your Elder, please remember to select Enter promo code and enter PaidElderFD and hit APPLY. This is the first step after hitting Get tickets on the first page.
The Joint Board will confirm your payment with your Elder.
❖ If you have questions regarding your registration, please contact your Region’s Joint Board
Member Representative:
Central GA Region: Rev. Angela Wootson
(478) 397-1168 wootsonad540@att.net
GA North Region: Paige Perry
(770) 377-8410 spaige.perry@gmail.com
South GA Region: Monica Harbert
(229) 289-685 monicaharbert@gmail.com
West GA Region: Valerie Alexander
(706) 718-1565 valeriewalexander@gmail.com
❖ If you have technical problems with registration, please contact Paul Davis at (706) 393-0258 or Que Jacobs at (478) 442-3360.
Reminders as you RSVP for the One In The Spirit Banquet
❖ Notification of your intent to attend the One in the Spirit Banquet requires that you RSVP on the District’s website.
This is critically important, as the RSVP will be used to prepare for the appropriate count for the One in the Spirit Banquet. You must have completed the RSVP form
to be admitted into the banquet hall.
❖ RSVP DEADLINE: APRIL 16, 2024 There is a deadline for the RSVP that allows us to meet requirements of our contract with the Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center and guarantees your seating at the banquet and your meal.
❖RSVP is DIFFERENT from the Spring Gathering Registration. You MUST register for both.
❖Even if you have a ticket, you MUST RSVP. No one will be admitted without an RSVP until all other attendees will have been admitted.