Julian Pridgen AME Zion Candidate for Bishop 2024

Hi, my name is Julian Pridgen and I'm a candidate for the Office of Bishop in our precious Zion. I was born and raised in a place called Whiteville, North Carolina, a southeastern farming community located in the coastal plains of the state. When it comes to church, my family's origins are deeply grown in the St. Mark AME Zion Church, Whiteville, where the Pridgen name is etched in the keystone of that framework today. My love for Christ and the church is longstanding as I have actually offered the church from a little kid as an acolyte, usher, assistant superintendent of the church school, Christian education, priest, and much more. After graduating high school, I signed up with the United States Marine Corps, where I stayed up until my retired life. And while in the Marine Corps, I accepted the call to teach and offered Zion churches in the southwestern Delta Episcopal Area and eastern North Carolina. For many years, I have actually extensively app