- Gregory V. Palmer
Gregory V. Palmer (born
1954 ) is an AmericanBishop of TheUnited Methodist Church (U.M.C.), elected in 2000.Birth and family
Born
8 August ,1954 , Bishop Palmer is married to Cynthia Palmer. They have two children: Monica and Aaron.Education
Greg was educated in the
Philadelphia public schools. In 1976 he earned theB.A. degree atGeorge Washington University . His M.Div. degree is from theDuke Divinity School (1979). He was awarded an honorary D.D. fromBaldwin-Wallace College in May, 1999.Ordained ministry
Prior to his election to the
Episcopacy , Bishop Palmer served as aPastor and a District Superintendent. He entered the ministry in his home Eastern PennsylvaniaAnnual Conference of The U.M.C. in 1977. He served churches inNorth Carolina , where he was the Pastor of the Granville-Vance U.M. Charge inOxford, North Carolina and of the Asbury Temple U.M.C. inDurham, North Carolina .Transferring to the
East Ohio Annual Conference in 1979, the Rev. Palmer served as Pastor of the East Glenville U.M.C. in Cleveland (1979-81), and of the Werner U.M.C. in Cleveland (1981-85). He then became the Organizing Pastor of the James S. Thomas U.M.C. inCanton, Ohio (1985-90). In 1990 Palmer was appointed the Superintendent of the Youngstown District of the East Ohio Conference. He served in this capacity until 1993, when he was appointed Pastor of the Berea U.M.C.,Berea, Ohio . It was from this position that he was elected a Bishop by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference of The U.M.C.Rev. Palmer was elected a Delegate from East Ohio to U.M. General and Jurisdictional Conferences (1988-2000), serving as the Delegation Chairperson in 1996. He served on the U.M. General Council on Ministries. He has been a Trustee of Baldwin-Wallace College,
Ohio Wesleyan University , andUnited Theological Seminary . He has also been an Adjunct Instructor in Religion at Baldwin-Wallace.Bishop Palmer is serving his second quadrennium as
Resident Bishop of theIowa Episcopal Area (Iowa Annual Conference), assigned there in 2000. He is the President-Designate of the U.M. Council of Bishops, elected in November 2007. [http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2433457&ct=4625143]ee also
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List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church References
*The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5855 ]
*InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1244]External links
* [http://archives.umc.org/umns/bios_bishops.asp?ptid=2&bio={97CC7E54-0954-45BE-9665-2655133AC0F2}&episcopal={2880A93B-F958-474E-8CAE-56ED00E7A548}&mid=903 Bishop Palmer's official biography]
* [http://www.iaumc.org/default.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=222&subtabindex=-1&subtabid=0 Bishop Palmer's Iowa Annual Conference biography]
* [http://www2.umc.org/umns/photos_headshots.asp?ptid=2&mid=2060&photo=hs_palmer_gregory_bishop Photo of Bishop Palmer]
* [http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.1162285/k.1EB/Bishops_elect_Huie_president_Palmer_presidentdesignate.htm Bishop Palmer named President-Designate of U.M. Council of Bishops]
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