| The Reverend Bishop Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. |
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| North Carolina Annual Conference | |
| Diocese | North Carolina Annual Conference |
| See | Southeastern Jurisdiction |
| Enthroned | 2004 |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | United Methodist |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Spouse | Joyce Hannah Gwinn |
| Children | Debbie Mann, Christy Morgan |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Styles of Alfred Wesley Gwinn II |
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| Reference style | The Reverend Bishop |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. is the current residing bishop of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.[1] He has held the office of Bishop of North Carolina since 2004. His offices are located in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2][3]
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Bishop Gwinn's last appointment was as the Senior Pastor of Lexington First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
During his ten-year tenure at Lexington Centenary, he led the congregation through relocation and the building of an $11 million facility. Worship attendance doubled and became the largest in the conference. In addition, the church parented a new multicultural congregation, developed an ongoing ministry partnership with a congregation in Londrina, Brazil, and brought an African-American pastor on staff, the first in the conference to serve a predominately-white congregation.[4]
Bishop Gwinn is married to Joyce Hannah Gwinn, a retired coronary care nurse. They have two adult daughters: Debbie Mann and Christy Morgan. They have four grandchildren, Wesley, Luke, Tyler, and Ally.[5]
Member of the General Council on Ministries and the Southeastern Jurisdictional Administrative Council