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Richard J. Wills Jr (born 3 August 1942) is a bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2004.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Annual conferences within Methodism, Bachelor of Science, Bethune–Cookman University, Bishop, Candler School of Theology, Crystal Lake, Polk County, Florida, Emory University, Englewood, Florida, Florida, Florida Southern College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Honorary degree, Jacksonville, Florida, Jesus, Lakeland, Florida, List of bishops of the United Methodist Church, Master of Divinity, Memphis, Tennessee, Methodism, Methodist Church (USA), Nashville, Tennessee, Ordination, Orlando, Florida, Pastor, Psychology, Sebring, Florida, Tennessee, United Methodist Church, West Palm Beach, Florida.

  2. 21st-century Methodist ministers
  3. Candler School of Theology alumni
  4. United Methodist bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

Annual conferences within Methodism

An annual conference is a regional decision-making body within various Methodist denominations.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Bethune–Cookman University

Bethune–Cookman University (B–CU or Bethune–Cookman) is a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Bishop

A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.

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Candler School of Theology

Candler School of Theology is one of seven graduate schools at Emory University, located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.

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Crystal Lake, Polk County, Florida

Crystal Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States.

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Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Englewood, Florida

Englewood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte and Sarasota counties in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College (Florida Southern, Southern or FSC) is a private university in Lakeland, Florida.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States.

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List of bishops of the United Methodist Church

This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead.

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Master of Divinity

For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, magister divinitatis in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Methodist Church (USA)

The Methodist Church was the official name adopted by the Methodist denomination formed in the United States by the reunion on May 10, 1939, of the northern and southern factions of the Methodist Episcopal Church along with the earlier separated Methodist Protestant Church of 1828.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.

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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States.

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Pastor

A pastor (abbreviated to "Pr" or "Ptr" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation.

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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Sebring, Florida

Sebring is a city in south-central Florida, United States, nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.

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West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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See also

21st-century Methodist ministers

Candler School of Theology alumni

United Methodist bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Wills_Jr

Also known as Richard J. Wills, Richard J. Wills, Jr., Richard Jr.