Candidate For Bishop AME Zion Church 2024- Rev. Julian Pridgen
https://youtu.be/MBdfGiQz8jg?si=KGbX-Ml7yPILo3nL   Hello, 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 small southeastern farming community  situated in the coastal plains of the state. When it  pertains to church, my  household's  origins are deeply planted in the St. Mark AME Zion Church, Whiteville, where the Pridgen name is  engraved in the  keystone of that structure today.   My love for Christ and the church is longstanding as I've  offered the church from a little  kid as an acolyte, usher,  aide superintendent of the church school, Christian  education and learning, pastor, and  much more. After  finishing  secondary school, I  signed up with the  USA Marine Corps, where I remained  up until my retirement. And while in the Marine Corps, I accepted the call to preach and  offered Zion churches in the southwestern Delta Episcopal District and eastern ...