2026 Pastors Of Excellence
Bishop L. Bernard Florence
Guest Speaker
Greensboro, North Carolina
2026 Pastors Of Excellence Honorees
Congratulations!
Pastor Dr. Reginald Jackson – (Columbus, GA) – “Accepted“
Bishop Harry Galloway – (Dayton, OH) – “Awaiting Acceptance“
Pastor Glovia Cunningham – (Forrest City, AR) – “Accepted“
Bishop Dr. Fulton Parham – (Goose Creek SC) – “Accepted“
Rev. Dr. Nathaniel J. Wood – (Fuquay-Varina, NC) – “Accepted“
Bishop Varnie Fullwood – (Clinton, NC) – “Accepted“
Bishop George Bloomer – (Durham, NC) – “Accepted“
Pastor Jeremy Buie – (Riegelwood, NC) – “Accepted“
Pastor J Russell Harris – (Tarboro, NC) – “Accepted“
Pastor Eric Stevenson – (Nashville, TN) – “Awaiting Acceptance“
Pastor Dr. Tyrone Jackson – (Norfolk, VA) – “Accepted“
Pastor Porter Ross Jr. – (Philadelphia, MS) – “Accepted“
Pastor Dr. Virgil Humes – (Wayne, MI) – “Accepted“
Pastor Dr. David Nelson – (Akron, OH) – “Accepted“
The Pastors Of Excellence Selection Process
Compassionate Hands:
Demonstrates extending a hand of compassion to their congregation and others in their community. Reaching out to the community is a passion for them. They visit the sick and shut-in in homes and hospitals. To help meet man’s natural needs, they offer food and clothing pantries and programs to the destitute and homeless. Pastors who gather in monies from their ministries to support local charities or worldwide missions are also to be commended with this award.
The Good Shepherd:
Demonstrates feeding the sheep, loving the sheep and living the life of a true leader in the body of Christ. Feeding the sheep, they preach the true Word of God, building a foundation of faith based on the doctrine of the scriptures. In loving the sheep, they pray for those in their care and extend invitations to the lost to give them opportunities to know the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior. Living the life of an example, they are known for walking in righteousness, as the only representative that some will ever see in this world-they live the scriptures in their daily lives.
Education/Youth Development Torchbearer:
Demonstrates a realization of the importance of education and how much the next generation needs them. Bringing education to the forefront of their ministry vision, this leader invests in the future of the youth in his community by developing programs for supplemental learning, tutoring, college preparation and/or Christian education. Often being one of few in the community to focus on the youth, their torch burns bright in these efforts.
Bridge Builders/Collaboration:
Demonstrates efforts to collaborate with others in the Body of Christ. They bring ministries and church bodies together in prayer, fellowship or even to be a support to those they serve. They also seek opportunities to mentor other ministers and offer them opportunities to develop as leaders by opening up the doors to their sanctuary to them.
Community Activist/Supporter:
Demonstrates care and concern for the community by going beyond the pews and into the streets. Working with local city and state government officials, they are the voice for those who cannot speak. Respected as a leader, they are called upon to help make decisions- bring faith and politics together.
Faithful Leadership
Past Recipients
2025
Pastor Dr. Altheresa Goode Howard
Pastor Dr. Sheldon R Shipman
Pastor Dr. D. Gregory Ceres
Pastor Glenwood Horton
Pastor Gregory Evans
**Bishop Anthony Gibson
Bishop Gerald Sylver
2024
Pastor Andre Millsap
Bishop F.L Blount
Dr. Amy S. Ciceron
Bishop Douglas V Noel
**Pastor Eric E. Knapp
Supt. Kim Smith
Bishop Aaron B Lackey Sr.
Pastor William Keith Ellison
Pastor JC White
Pastor Arthur Benjamin
2023
Pastor Royce F. Thompson
Pastor Nell Smith-Ward
Overseer J. Jerome Johnson Sr.
Pastor Kenneth Johnson
Pastor Kenneth Thrasher
Pastor Jimmy L Black Jr.
Pastor J Artie Stuckey
**Bishop T. Jackson
Dr. Delvin Archinson
Pastor Demond Dawkins
2022
Pastor Marcus Newson
Bishop Joseph L. Ricks
**Pastor Charles R. Whitfield
Pastor Patania L Eiland-Shorter
Pastor Ben Hoover
2021
Pastor Dr. Al Moore
Dr. Jerry D. Jones, Sr.
Dr. Dennis W. Bishop
Pastor Troy Anderson
**Pastor Josh Bracy
Bishop Dr. Steven M. Kelsey
Pastor Christopher Pope
Apostle Jarvys Jones
Pastor Anthony Moore
2020
**Apostle James Foster Pickney, Jr.
Pastor Theodore Bryson
Apostle Jarvys D. Jones
2019
Bishop Freddie B Marshall
Pastor Fred Culbreth
Pastor Sonjia M Rivers
Prophetess Dr. Cecilia Polk
Pastor Daniel Henderson
Pastor Charlie Tutson
**Bishop Michael L. Smith
2018
Pastor Queen Irma Jackson
Pastor Dr. Christopher Curry
Apostle Dr. Mona Lisa Murray
Pastor Dr. LaBaron Hedgemon
Bishop Terry Williams
Bishop Roger J Hairston Sr.
Pastor Eugene Roberson
**Apostle Charles R. Walker
Pastor John P Kee
Pastor Mikeal D. Lovejoy
Pastor Dr. Phillip M. Baldwin
2017
Pastor Todd Curry
**Pastor Dr. Kelly E. Brown Jr.
Pastor Timothy L. Cole Sr.
Pastor Judy Mandrell
2016
Pastor Kenneth Chism
Pastor Aloysious D. Denard
Bishop Supt. Waverly Bumbrey
Pastor Dan Willis
Pastor Larry Davies
Pastor Dr. Geno Gibson
Apostle Willie Brooks III
Bishop Desso Benjamin
**Pastor Glenn Barnes
Bishop Donald Woody Sr.
2015
Pastor Douglas Caddell
Pastor Charles Winston
Apostle Dr. Alicia Liverpool
**Bishop Terry L. Young
Bishop Lawrence Vaughn
Pastor Dr. Ray Scales
Pastor Anthony Trout
2014
Pastor Jarvis Hanson
Pastor Curtis L Johnson
Elder Wes Witcher
Apostle Patrick Avent
Pastor Kimberly Moore
Pastor Dr. Dexter Cannon
**Bishop Dr. J Goodman
Pastor Anthony Smith
Apostle Rodney Beard
Bishop Gregory Cooper Sr.
Bishop Anthony L Sims Sr.
Pastor Spencer T. O’Neal
2013
Apostle Joseph Green
Pastor Robert L. Lockett
Pastor Dave Ragan
Bishop Percy Golden
Pastor Keni Applewhite
Pastor Effell Williams Sr.
**Bishop Tyrone D. Hunter
Pastor David Tucker
Pastor DeMarcus Pierson
Pastor Marquise Hardrick
Pastor Dennis Meredith
2012
Pastor Gilbert Wilson
Bishop Jerome Dukes
Pastor Karl D. Moore
Pastor Leofric Thomas
**Pastor James Funches
Pastor Tyrone Jefferson
Pastor Melvin Smith
Pastor Kenneth L Stewart
Bishop Aaron Hooper
Pastor Derek T. Triplett
Pastor Dr. A.L. Helligar
2011
Pastor Dr. Kecia Ford
Pastor Fredrick Anthony
Pastor Rickey Cranford
Pastor DeWayne Harvey
**Pastor Dr. Stephen D. Lewis
Pastor Tolan Morgan Sr.
Apostle Keith Ross
Pastor Malcolm Curne
2010
Pastor Curtis W. Goodwin Sr.
Pastor Keith Newton
Pastor Barbara Rogers
Pastor Sarah Jackson
Pastor Bartholomew Orr
Pastor Paul Reed
**Pastor DL Wilson
Pastor Levy King Sr.
Pastor Mark Couche
2009
**Apostle Sharon Nesbitt
Bishop Nathaniel Bond
Pastor Andrew Cheairs
Pastor Curtis Johnson
Pastor Demetrics Roscoe
Pastor Darrell Shack Sr.
Bishop Stanley Searcy
Pastor Bernard Sutton
Pastor Hassey Watkins
Pastor Roosevelt Wright