| “Servant of God well done! Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master’s joy.” The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church acknowledging and surrendering to the will of God, announce that Bishop McKinley Young, the Senior Bishop and the 109th Elected and Consecrated Bishop, made his transition to the church triumphant on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The Council of Bishops asks that the connectional church, join with us in prayer for Supervisor Dr. Dorothy Young, children, grandchildren, siblings and family that God will comfort them in their loss, and give them His peace. We also ask you to lift in prayer the Third Episcopal District as they have lost their Episcopal Leader. The Right Reverend Reginald T. Jackson President Council of Bishops The Celebration of Life and Legacy for The Right Reverend McKinley Young, Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District is as follows: Ohio Service: Thursday, January 24, 2019 Viewing: 9:30 AM Service: 11:00 AM Wilberforce University Alumni Multiplex 1055 N. Bickett Rd. Wilberforce OH 45384 Officiant: The Reverend Betty A. Whitted Holley, PhD Presiding Elder, Columbus-Springfield-Xenia District Eulogist: Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford Presiding Prelate, 20th Episcopal District AME Church Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BGY0OUvO1k&feature=youtu.be Atlanta Service: Wake and Omega Service Friday, January 25, 2019 6:00-8:00 PM Saturday, January 26, 2019 11:00 AM Big Bethel A.M.E. Church 220 Auburn Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-827-9707 Email: jesus.saves@bigbethelame.org Officiant: Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson Presiding Prelate, 11th Episcopal District AME Church Eulogist: Bishop Wilfred Jacobus Messiah Presiding Prelate,17th Episcopal District AME Church Live streaming: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bigbethelamechurch OHIO HOTEL INFORMATION: Hampton Inn and Suites Xenia Dayton, OH 194 S. Progress Drive Xenia, OH 45385 Phone: 1-800-Hampton Rate: $103.00 Group Name: African Methodist Episcopal Church Code: Springhill Suites 2663 Fairfield Commons Drive Beavercreek, OH 45431 Phone: 937-429-9090 Rate: $119.00 GROUP: AME Church Courtyard 2777 Fairfield Commons Blvd Beavercreek, Ohio 45431 Phone: 937-429-5203 Rate: $149.00 GROUP: AME Church Residence Inn 2779 Fairfield Commons Blvd. Beavercreek, Ohio 45431 Phone: 937-427-3914 Rate: $169.99 GROUP: AME Church ATLANTA HOTEL INFORMATION: Hilton Atlanta Airport 1031 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GA 30354 Phone: 404-767-9000 https://book.passkey.com/go/BigBethelAMEChurch2019 In lieu of flowers, and because of Bishop Young’s ongoing support of education, please allow your remembrances of him to be in the form of donations to Wilberforce University at the following link: https://ame3.org/schools/donate-to-wilberforce/ or Checks made payable to Wilberforce University are to be mailed to: Third Episcopal District AME Church 112 Jefferson Avenue, #5 Columbus, OH 43215 Please include the following information on your check: Bishop and Mrs. McKinley Young Scholarship Fund or Fund#: 51009 3307-5303-60 Arrangements in Ohio entrusted to: Marlan Gary Funeral Home, The Chapel of Peace East 5456 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43232 Phone: 614-604-8774 Fax: 614-267-1194 Email: TheChapelofPeace@aol.com Arrangements in Georgia entrusted to: GREGORY B. LEVETT & SONS FUNERAL HOME, SOUTH DEKALB CHAPEL 4347 Flat Shoals, Decatur, GA. Phone: 404-241-5656 Fax: 404-241-8116 Email: www.LevettFuneralHome.com The Condolences may be sent to: Dr. Dorothy Jackson Young & family Third Episcopal District AME Church 112 Jefferson Avenue, #5 Columbus, OH 43215 Email: office@ame3.org Please continue to keep Dr. Dorothy Jackson Young and family in your prayers. Third Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church 112 Jefferson Avenue, Box 5 Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614-227-5812 Fax: 614-227-5875 Web Address: www.ame3.org Email Address: office@ame3.org The Right Reverend McKinley Young Senior Bishop African Methodist Episcopal Church Presiding Prelate Dr. Dorothy Jackson Young Episcopal Supervisor |
| Biography of Senior Bishop McKinley Young (1944-2019) Senior Bishop McKinley Young was born in Atlanta, Georgia, a son of the Parsonage and a product of the Public Schools of Atlanta. He received degrees from Morris Brown College, Atlanta; Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA; and the University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, Il. He holds honorary Doctorates from six institutions of Higher Education. Bishop Young pastored churches in the 1st, 4th, and 6th Episcopal Districts being elected the 109th Bishop from Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta in 1992. Bishop Young’s first Episcopal assignment was to the 15th District where he led in the Centennial Celebration of African Methodism in Southern Africa. Bishop Young has provided leadership in the Ecumenical Community for over 40 years. From 1996-2000 Bishop Young served as the Ecumenical and Urban Affairs Officer for the AME Church. He served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, the Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches, USA, the World Methodist Council, the Pan-Methodist Commission, the Consultation on Church Union and the Conference of National Black Churches. Serving in the 10th District from 200-2004, Bishop Young led the church in stabilizing Paul Quinn College which was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). He served in the 11th District from 2004-2012 where Edward Waters College’s accreditation was sustained after taking SACS to Federal Court. Two million dollars was raised by the District to secure EWC’s fiscal solvency. Subsequently, the EWC Foundation was established. He focused on Christian Education, Ministerial Education, Continuing Education for Lay and Clergy and strengthening the component ministries of the District. He initiated a comprehensive voter education, registration, and mobilization which included a Day at the Capitol. Under Bishop Young’s administration, the Eleventh District acquired through purchase the AME first property in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. In 2012, Bishop McKinley Young was assigned to the Third Episcopal District which embraces churches throughout the states of Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania. He also served as Chancellor of Wilberforce University and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Payne Theological Seminary. At the 50th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bishop McKinley Young was elevated to the office of Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and reassigned to the Third Episcopal District for a second Quadrennium. Bishop Young was involved with AME/SADA for over 20 years and served as the Chair of the Board. He served as the President of the Council of Bishops and the General Board. He chaired the Commissions on Women In Ministry, Global Witness and Ministry, Annuity Investments and Insurance, and the Commission on Church Growth and Development. Bishop Young was married to Dorothy Jackson Young and the father of; Karyn (Ron) Young-Lowe, Deana (Julius) McAllister, Andrea (Roderick) Jones and Stephanie Lynn Young. Bishop and Mrs. Young are the grandparents of Jennifer Renee and Jessica Christina Lowe, Julius III, Colin and Dylan McAllister, Peyton, Noah, and Miles Jones. |
