Rev. Anthony Vinson, Sr., Director of Music and Christian Arts Anthony B. Vinson, Sr. is a native of Indianapolis, IN and matriculated at The New England Conservatory of Music and at Boston University School of Theology. He has served in Music Ministry for over 30 years and has 13 years of pastoral experience. He presently serves as the Minister of Music for the St. John AME Church in Aurora, IL as well as providing musical and artistic leadership for the Fourth Episcopal District and the Chicago Annual Conference of the AME Church.
Rev. Maurice Wright, II. Associate Director of Music and Christian Arts
Maurice Wright II serves as Senior Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Alexandria Louisiana. He is a native of the Pacific Northwest, having grown up in Tacoma Washington and Portland Oregon. Rev. Wright is a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School in Portland Oregon. He also studied at Wilberforce University and Portland Bible College. He completed his undergraduate studies at Morehouse College, Atlanta Georgia in the area of Choral Conducting and Voice Performance. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio. Rev. Wright believes is a gifted musician, preacher and dedicated servant leader. He has traveled the country spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the preached word and the gift of song.
Mrs. Barbara McNeely-Bouie, Assistant Director of Choirs and Voice
Barbara McNeely-Bouie received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance from Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Master of Music degree in Piano Accompanying from Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is presently on the faculty of Edward Waters College in the Music Department and is Director of the Concert Choir. Her expertise in Church Music is recognized at local, state, and connectional levels. She has served as Minister of Worship and Liturgy, Minister of Music, and Director of Music in many churches. Barbara is the founder of The Anointed Hands Music Ministries
Rev. Stephanie Butler Adams, Coordinator, Liturgical Dance
Beverly Hall, Recording Secretary
Beverly M. Hall is currently serving in the 6th Episcopal District, where she is a member and serves as Choir Director at St. Philip AME Church, Savannah, GA. She is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and has served as Assistant Choir Director, Greater Grant Memorial AME Church. Beverly studied piano and voice under the tutelage of Verdelle Sullivan at the Sullivan Cultural Arts Studio. She was also treasurer of the Verdelle Sullivan Community Showcase, Inc. in Jacksonville. Beverly enjoys the ministry of music and shares her talents and gifts with choirs and praise teams in the church and also community organizations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.
Daisy Brown, Corresponding Secretary
Wayne Singleton, Financial Secretary/Treasurer
Wayne M. Singleton is a member of the 7th Episcopal District. His home church is Friendship AME Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC. He is a Minister of Music at the Greater St. Luke AME Church, Charleston, SC and he holds a B.S. in Organizational Management from Voorhees College and is currently pursuing an MBA from Strayer University.
Randall Webster, Worship Leader
Rev. Myron Hill, Parliamentarian
Myron Hill is a native of Shulerville, South Carolina and serves as the pastor of Cypress Chapel AME Church, Abbeville, SC . He received a BA, History from South Carolina State University and the Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in 2002, with a concentration Church Administration and Leadership. He also serves as Co-Director of the Abbeville-Greenwood District Choirs, Musician for the Piedmont Annual Conference and he is also President/Co-Director, Greenwood (SC) Area Martin Luther King, Jr., Mass Choir.
Dr. Jimmie James, Ph.D, Historiographer, Director Emeritus
Dr. James recently retired as Chair of the Department of Music and Professor of Music at Jackson State University after serving the institution for 43 years. He received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Jackson State University in 1960, in three years, where he was the first tuba major, graduating cum laude; He received the M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern Mississippi where he was the first African-American to receive that degree. Dr. James is the first Connectional Director of Music for the A.M.E/ Church and is a contributor to Songs of Praise, a song book published by the A.M.E. church. He served as Director of the highly successful Annual Church Music Workshop sponsored by J/S/U; and the Eighth Episcopal District of the AME Church. Presently, he is Minister of Music, Director of the Sanctuary Choir and a member of the Steward Board and Lay Organization of Pearl Street A.M.E. Church in Jackson.
Ron Lowe, Dean of Certificate in Church Music (CICM)
Rev. Kevin Desire, Chairman, Membership Committee
Kevin Desire is an International recording artist and owns his own recording studio. He serves as the Vice-President of the Miami-Dade Gospel Announcers, Associate Music Director, 11th Episcopal District (Florida and Bahamas), and Central District (southern Florida) Minister of Music at several A.M.E. Churches. He is a noted and sought after Music Consultant, Performer, Accompanist and Clinician
Sam Robinson, Chairman, Education Committee
Maurice Wright II serves as Senior Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Alexandria Louisiana. He is a native of the Pacific Northwest, having grown up in Tacoma Washington and Portland Oregon. Rev. Wright is a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School in Portland Oregon. He also studied at Wilberforce University and Portland Bible College. He completed his undergraduate studies at Morehouse College, Atlanta Georgia in the area of Choral Conducting and Voice Performance. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio. Rev. Wright believes is a gifted musician, preacher and dedicated servant leader. He has traveled the country spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the preached word and the gift of song.
