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Episode 81 – Bishop Sharma Lewis: First Name Basis Part 1 (Before We Told Her We Were Recording)

February 20, 2017 admin CGJ Comments Off on Episode 81 – Bishop Sharma Lewis: First Name Basis Part 1 (Before We Told Her We Were Recording)

What better way to suck up at the beginning of the appointment season than with a conversation we had with the best bishop anyone could ask for! Bishop Sharma Lewis, resident bishop of the Richmond episcopal area, became the first African-American woman to be elected bishop in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church in 2016.

A graduate of Mercer University (B.S., Biology, 1985), the University of West Georgia (M.S., Biology, 1988) and Gammon Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (M.Div., 1999), Bishop Lewis worked as a research biologist and chemist prior to surrendering to God’s call upon her life.