To: Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr., Presiding Prelate Mrs. Connie S. Richardson, Supervisor of MissionsDr. Shirley Cason Reed, Connectional Women’s Missionary Society PresidentMrs. Bettye D. Bryant, Episcopal WMS PresidentMs. Sanjena Clay, Episcopal YPD Director, Mr. Jamarien P. Moore, Episcopal YPD President, Ms. MaryAnn Adams, First Vice President, Mrs. Mary Joyce Howard -Zow, Second Vice President,Ms. Anetra Francisco, Third Vice President,Ms.Timika Fountain Coney, Conference YPD Director,Presiding Elders: Rev. Harford Lee ,Rev. Henry L. Postell, and Rev. Valerie J. Walker,

Conference Officers, Life Members, Silver Sisters, Pearls, Missionaries, Pastors, Ministers, Laity, Brothers and Sisters we greet you in the Joy of the Lord.

Devotional Moment led by Worship Director, Sister Martha Ann Mitchell.

“Hope” – Scripture Psalms 121

Touching Tanner Turner Memorial Service led by Sister Maleka T. Campbell, Member at Large.

Tribute in loving memory to our 25 deceased Missionary Sisters

“ A Loving Farwell”

These Missionary

Conference Branch Members and Officers

Have answered the Final Call

Resting in the Arms of the Lord

Sister Hortense Jones, Executive Board Member

Sister Doris Bagley Daniels, Life Member and Former Central Florida Conference President

Sister Clifford Mae Mobley, Life Member and Former Central Florida Conference President

Greetings were extended by our Host Sister Yvette Hill, Area Chair-Lillie M. Pickett Area and Sister Teresa Johnson, Local President of the Glossie Beckton WMS.

Sister Bettye D. Bryant, Episcopal WMS President and Mrs. Connie S. Richardson, Supervisor both shared warm words of welcome and inspiration.

One of the signature Mission Projects for the Central Conference WMS is the fight against

“Domestic Violence”

We gave over 400 hundred purses and toiletry items to the Volusia County Domestic Abuse Council.

Our PME Director Mathelyn Smith introduce our presenters from the Council – Jessica Moore and Kirsten Pindar. They encourage us to talk about domestic violence and the effects when our children are exposed to this environment. “Bishop Litany - “Love is not supposed to hurt”.

Video Presentation displaying the Mission Work throughout the conference. Which touched on the Sustainable Goals: working to eradicate hunger and poverty; addressing issues surrounding homeless for children and adults, domestic violence, visiting the sick and shut-in.

Thanks to the dynamic leadership of our Commission Presidents: MaryAnn Adams, Mary Joyce Howard-Zow and Anetra Francisco.

The Stella support team Area Chairs – Yvette Hill, LaShandra Abel-Tucker, Tonya Lewis, Diane Peeples, Eddie Ishman-Davis, Nicie Nedd and Minnie Pilson.

The Foundation beneath our wings: the Local Societies for giving hope and sharing the transformative power of our Lord and Savior.

Central Conference WMS Officers

President - Bettye J. Ivey

First Vice President – MaryAnn Adams

Second Vice President- Mary Joyce Howard-Zow

Third Vice President – Maleka T. Campbell

Recording Secretary - Harriet Harris,

Asst. Recording Secretary - Mary Ivery

Corresponding Secretary – Leslie H. Satchwell

YPD Director - Timika Fountain-Coney

Treasurer - Phyllis Harris

Worship Director – Libby Coleman

Parliamentarian-Deborah Martin

Historiographer/Statistician

PME Director – Sandra Champ

Member at Large – will be appointed by the President

Executive Board Members at Large

Lother Cherry, Nella Roberts, Cora Knighton

Felicia Stewart-Jackson, Gloria Sanders,

Chloe Wormack and Glenn Franklin

The following WMS Officers were recognized for their exemplarily service to the Central Conference.

Anetra Francisco- 3rd Vice President

Mathelyn Smith – PME Director

Martha Ann Mitchell – Worship Director

Gloria Bruce – Historigrapher/Statistician

“Celebrating Transformative Leadership

in Missions”

Mistress of Ceremony Sister MaryAnn Adams

Thank you to the program participants:

Soloist Leigetta Jackson

accompanied by Ted Johns

Instrumental Music presented by

Brother Jarred Armstrong

Bethune Cookman University

Program Participants

Sister Corianne Johnson

Sister Ella J. Gillmore

“Educational Awards”

Big MAK Award

Mrs. Mary Joyce Howard-Zow, Second Vice President-Presenter

Recipient

“Transforming Lives In Education”

Presented to

The Jessie D. Smith Area

Ms. Nicie Nedd Area Chair

Champion/Jones Conference Scholarship-Presenter

Ms. Rosemary Blackshear, Conference Scholarship Chair

Recipient

Alexis Pollard , St. Paul AME Apopka

Francisco-Hill-Postell Continuing Education Scholarship

Ms. Anetra Francisco, Third Vice President-Presenter

Recipient

Ms. Terry Williams

“Transformative Leadership Awards”

Ms. MaryAnn Adams, First Vice President -Presenter

“Outstanding Missionary Pastor”

Recipient

Rev. Haywood Davidson

Historic Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ormond Beach

The Lillie M. Pickett Area

Recipients

“Local President’s Leading the way Transforming Lives”

Sister Jenna James Sister Kathy Stafford

Annie M. Kinard WMS Lillie Warren WMS

Mt. Zion AME – Oakland Mt. Moriah AME-Wildwood

Jessie D. Smith Area Laura Sampson Area

Sister Vert King Sister Deborah Martin

Mary Smalls Wilson WMS Malissa Moore WMS

St. Paul AME - Apopka Mt. Moriah AME – Cocoa

L.R. Randall Area Morse-Tucker Area

Recipients

“Local President’s Leading the way Transforming Lives”

Sister Sandra Babcock Sister Edith Baines Mamie Benson WMS Marie Roland WMS Bethel AME – Deland Mt. Olive AME – Anthony

Lillie M. Pickett Area Mary L. Jennings Area

Sister Wanda Randolph

Queen Ester Sims WMS

St. Lawrence AME-Eatonville

Reed-Cole Area

Ms. Bettye J. Ivey, Conference President - Presenter

The Vida Kennon Mission Award

Recipient

“Outstanding Mission Work Transforming Lives”

Presented to

The Mamie Benson Women’s Missionary Society

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church – Deland

The Lillie M. Pickett Area

Ms. Yvette Hill, Area Chair

Rev. Reginald Johnson, Pastor

This award was named in honor of

Life Member Sister Vida Kennon and this Local Society made sleeping mats for the homeless, out of grocery bags.

Sister Matheyn Smith, Jessie D. Smith Area

Sister Rosa Pickett, Reed-Cole Area

Sister Lorraine Offer, L.R. Randall Area

Sister Ora Lee Jackson, Laura Sampson Area

Sister Angelon Barber, Morse –Tucker Area

Sister Erlene Turner, Lillie M. Pickett Area

Sister Felicia Stewart-Jackson,Mary L. Jennings Area

The President’s Legacy Award

Recipient

Mrs. Mary Joyce Howard-Zow

Conference 2nd Vice President

The Mary Smalls Wilson WMS

The L. R. Randall Area

Ms. Eddie Ishman-Davis, Area Chair

Luncheon adjoined with a closing Prayer

Thank you to the Program Participants, Missionaries, Presiding Elders, Pastors and Laity for sharing in the Powerful Worship Experience.

The Litany was led by Rev. Dr. Falicia Williams, Hurst Chapel

“ Love Is Not Suppose To Hurt” written by Bishop Adam J. Richardson

Messenger

Rev. Caroline Shine, Greater Faith AME, Deltona

“A Certain Woman; transformed to be transformers”

Rev. Lamarda Brooks extended the Invitation to Discipleship

“The Pinning Ceremony”

Reported 56 new Missionaries

30 were pinned in a beautiful ceremony led

by our Supervisor Mrs. Connie Richardson, Mrs. Bettye D. Bryant, Episcopal WMS President and Ms. Anetra Francisco, 3rd Vice President. We give thanks to Mrs. Richardson for sharing this service with us, as we promote the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Heartfelt thanks of appreciation to Mrs. Bettye D. Bryant for her warm words, Godly wisdom and her gentle spirit filled with enthusiasm.

Moving forward in the 2016-2017 Conference Year, we believe that God will lead us on the Mission field to TRANSFORM LIVES…BUILD COMMUNITIES...IMPACT THE WORLD.

We will continue to support our YPD’ers.

Thank you to my family, my local society the Glossie M. Beckton WMS, led by Teresa Johnson and the Rev. Nathan & Tammie Mugula, the Presiding Elders and

Spouses, Pastors and the greatest faithful Missionaries of the Central Conference for your

untiring love and support.

Praises to our Lord the WMS & YPD Budget for the 2015-2016

Conference year is paid in full.

To Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Presiding Prelate, Mrs. Connie S. Richardson and the 117th Constituency on behalf of the Central

Conference this is our WMS report.