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| Record Creator: | United Methodist Church (U.S.). Harrisburg Episcopal Area |
| Title: | Harrisburg Episcopal Area Records |
| Dates: | 1972- 1996 |
| Abstract: | The records of the Harrisburg Episcopal Area reflect the administrative life of the bishop in charge. In the Felton May series there are records of projects from his special episcopal appointment as United Methodist Drug Czar in Washington D.C. |
| Extent: | 3.53 cu. feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.rg.4754 |
The records of the Harrisburg Episcopal Area reflect the administrative life of the bishop in charge. Bishops are elected to this special ministry through the Jurisdictional Conference from a pool of elders eligible for the office as determined by their respective annual conferences. Episcopal assignments are determined by the Jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy in consultation with the College of Bishops. Each bishop assumes his or her post on the first day of September following the Jurisdictional meeting. A bishop, however, cannot serve in an area where his or her latest membership was held. Bishops are set apart as a separate ministry to oversee and supervise the districts and parishes within their appointed geographic area. The denomination authorizes these ministers to guard the faith, order, liturgy, doctrine and discipline of the general church. District superintendents are appointed by the bishop to help administer the denominational directives in specific geographic areas. Bishops ordain, consecrate, commission and appoint the clergy to specific churches and ministries under their immediate charge. Bishops are also expected to serve the larger church through the general agencies, boards and commissions. They are in many ways the faces of the denomination when General Conference is no longer in session.
Bishops Ernest Newman and Kenneth Carder's administrations are currently represented in the collection. The records illuminate the bishop's duties both within and beyond their episcopal boundary. Here the researcher will find how the office of bishop supports and administer the work of the local church, district camps, ethnic ministries, church dedications, speaking engagements, etc.
In the Felton May series there are records of projects from his special episcopal appointment as United Methodist Drug Czar in Washington D.C. These records contain his involvement in both the Bishops Initiative on Drugs and Violence as well as the Bishops Initiative on Urban Ministries.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: John WarmanWhen citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Harrisburg Episcopal Area Records, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Denominational agency journals, reports and committee minutes are open to the public unless they have been closed in accordance with requirements specified in the Discipline. Denominational agency staff office records are closed for twenty-five (25) years after creation. Personnel records are closed for at least 75 years. Appeals can be made to the General Commission on Archives and History, P. O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940.
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
Council of Bishops Collection
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 2322-5-3: 2 | Link Articles | 1972 - 1977 |
| 2322-5-3: 3 | Link Articles | 1976 |
| 2322-5-3: 4 | Link Articles | 1976 |
| 2322-5-3: 5 | Link Articles | 1974 - 1977 |
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