Julian Pridgen AME Zion Candidate for Bishop 2024

Hi, my name is Julian Pridgen and I'm a candidate for the Workplace of Bishop in our precious Zion. I was born and raised in a place called Whiteville, North Carolina, a small southeastern farming community located in the coastal plains of the state. When it comes to church, my family members's roots are deeply planted in the St. Mark AME Zion Church, Whiteville, where the Pridgen name is engraved in the keystone of that framework today. My love for Christ and the church is longstanding as I've served the church from a little child as an acolyte, usher, assistant superintendent of the church school, Christian education and learning, priest, and a lot more. After graduating high school, I signed up with the USA Marine Corps, where I continued to be until my retired life. And while in the Marine Corps, I accepted the call to teach and served Zion churches in the southwestern Delta Episcopal Area and eastern North Carolina. Over the years, I've complet