Julian Pridgen - AME Zion Church - 2024 Candidate For Bishop

Hey there, my name is Julian Pridgen and I'm a candidate for the Workplace of Diocesan in our beloved Zion. I was birthed and elevated in a place called Whiteville, North Carolina, a tiny southeastern farming neighborhood located in the coastal plains of the state. As for church, my household's roots are deeply grown in the St. Mark AME Zion Church, Whiteville, where the Pridgen name is etched in the foundation of that structure today. My love for Christ and the church is historical as I've served the church from a little young boy as an acolyte, usher, aide superintendent of the church school, Christian education, pastor, and much more. After graduating senior 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 served Zion churches in the southwestern Delta Episcopal Area and eastern North Carolina. For many years, I've completely