Florida United Methodists honor late bishop's life, ministry
Nearly 950 United Methodist laity, clergy and bishops gathered in Lakeland Dec. 14 to honor the life and ministry of the late Cornelius L. Henderson, bishop of the Florida Conference from September 1996 until early this month.
Friends and colleagues paid tribute to the man whose evangelistic zeal helped the conference grow for the first time in eight years. Stories about Henderson's warmth and concern for others kept the crowd laughing, while words of thanks and remembrance brought many to tears.
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Bishop remembered in Atlanta
Clergy and laity, representing many different ethnic groups, denominations and parts of the United States, said goodbye to Florida Conference Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Dec. 12 at Atlanta's Ben Hill United Methodist Church.
For nearly three and a half hours, more than 3,000 of Henderson's friends, family and colleagues heard stories and memories of the late bishop, who served as Ben Hill's pastor and helped the church to become one of the fastest growing United Methodist churches in the United States.
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During the four years and four months the late Cornelius L. Henderson served as bishop of the Florida Conference the men and women who worked most closely with him as members of his cabinet of conference leaders collected many memories of the man and the minister.
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Knox named bishop of conference
The United Methodist Council of Bishops named retired Bishop J. Lloyd Knox head of the Florida Conference following the Dec. 7 death of Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson. Knox, 71, will lead the conference until another bishop is appointed to serve the reminder of Henderson's term, which ends in August 2004.
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College meets with Florida Conference leaders
Members of the Southeastern Jurisdiction's College of Bishops met with representatives of the Florida Conference Dec. 14 and 15 to begin the process of finding a bishop to replace the late Cornelius L. Henderson.
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