Another Bishop, the Rt Rev Gregory GM Ingram has been appointed to preside over the 11 churches that make up the Bermuda Annual Conference of theAfrican Methodist Church.and all other conferences comprising the First Episcopal District of the far-flung AME Denomination.Bishop Ingram was named at the 49th Quadrennial of the General Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from June 27 to July 4. He succeeds Bishop Richard F Norris who for the past eight years headed the 1st District. Denomination law distates a Bishop shall serve no more than two successife-for-year terms in any one Episcopal Disrict.Local Presiding Elder, Rev Betty L Furbert-Woolridge, JP, headed a group of some 50 Bermuda pastors, delegates and observers who attended the conference. She said plans for a formal reception in Bermuda for the new Bishop are likely to be finalised at a meeting Bishop Ingram has called for all Presiding Elders to be held in Delaware next week. She plans to attend. The First Episcopal District includesNew York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Deleware and Bermuda.Bishop Ingram was Episcopal leader of the Tenth Episcopal District, which covers the entire State of Texas. He was elected the 118th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the year 2000. His first appointment as a Bishop was to the Fifteenth Episcopal District, which comprises Angola, Namibia and most of South Africa.Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, Bishop Ingram served for 13 years as the Senior Minister of Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit, Michigan.Under his leadership, 2,400 members joined Oak Grove and more than 1,420 became tithers. He previously served as pastor of A.M.E. churches in Chicago, Springfield and Alton, Illinois. He also served two years on the religious staff at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Campus.Bishop Ingram holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilberforce University, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Antioch College, a Master of Divinity degree from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary.His civic, community, professional and social affiliations, past and present, include the Ecumenical Center for Stewardship Studies in North America (executive board member), the Christian Communication Council (board member), and Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (advisory board member) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life member). He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and is a 33rd Degree Mason-Prince Hall Affiliation.