The Reverend Bishop Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. | |
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North Carolina Annual Conference | |
Diocese | North Carolina Annual Conference |
See | Southeastern Jurisdiction |
Installed | 2004 |
Term ended | 2012 |
Successor | Hope Morgan Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | United Methodist |
Spouse | Joyce Hannah Gwinn |
Children | Debbie Mann, Christy Morgan |
Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
Styles of Alfred Wesley Gwinn II | |
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Reference style | The Reverend Bishop |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. is a former residing bishop of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.[1] He held the office of Bishop of North Carolina from 2004 to 2012. His offices were located in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2][3]
Gwinn's last appointment before being appointed bishop was as the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
During his ten-year tenure at Lexington Centenary, he led the congregation through relocation and the building of an $11 million facility. Worship attendance doubled and became the largest in the conference. In addition, the church parented a new multicultural congregation, developed an ongoing ministry partnership with a congregation in Londrina, Brazil, and brought an African-American pastor on staff, the first in the conference to serve a predominantly-white congregation.[4]
In 2012, Gwinn retired from the bishopric and was succeeded by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward.
Gwinn is married to Joyce Hannah Gwinn, a retired coronary care nurse. They have two adult daughters: Debbie Mann and Christy Morgan. They have four grandchildren, Wesley, Luke, Tyler, and Ally.[4]