Tracy Smith Malone is an American bishop in the United Methodist Church. She has served as president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops since 2024.[1] Malone has served as the Bishop of the Indiana Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church since 2024, and she was Bishop of the Ohio East Episcopal Area from 2016 to 2024.[2][3][4] After the departure of a longtime nursery school leader at a local church within the East Ohio Conference, Malone said, "We don't micromanage. Every local church, that pastor and those leaders, that's their prerogative as to which resources they use."[5] At the 2022 Annual Conference, Malone advocated for legislative action against gun violence.[6]
References
edit- ^ Jason DeRose (2024-04-26). "United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues". NPR. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "Meet Our New Bishop: Bishop Tracy S. Malone". United Methodist Churches of Indiana. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Zenitha Prince (2016-07-15). "United Methodist Church Elects 4 Black Women Bishops". Afro News. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Kelly Quinn Sands (2021-12-15). "Cleveland Restoration Society unveils first Civil Rights Trail marker at Cory Church". FreshWater Cleveland. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Charita Goshay (2019-01-26). "A Conversation with Bishop Tracy Smith Malone". Canton Repository. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Alan Ashworth (2022-06-09). "United Methodist walk in Akron takes aim at violence, encourages action on gun laws". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-20.