08/31/2026
Dear MI SW3 Family and Friends,
With hearts filled with gratitude, Elect Lady Dorothy Duncan and I extend our deepest thanks to each of you for attending and supporting the 41st Annual Holy Convocation of the Michigan Southwest Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Your presence, participation, and prayers, helped make this year's Holy Convocation a truly remarkable example of faith, holiness, leadership, and service.
We praise God for the unwavering commitment of our MI SW3 Leaders and Laity who worked diligently to ensure that this Convocation was a time of worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal.
Special appreciation is extended to Administrative Assistant Christopher Pryor and the entire Convocation Planning Team, Superintendent Samuel "Cisco" Duncan, IV and Lansing Church (Jurisdictional Headquarters) as well as to every ministry and servant who gave of their time and talent to the glory of God:
Adjutancy – Elder JoEl Watson, Chief Adjutant
Hospitality – Evangelist Nora Smith, Administrator/Hospitality & Event Coordinator
Intercessors – Pastor Hermon Phillips, Prayer President
Media – Sister Zipporah Shropshire, Communication & Media Director
Music – Missionary Ingrid Spencer, Music Department President
Nurses – Sister Eda Wilmot, Nurses Guild President
Office of the Secretariat - Missionary Marcia Black-Watson, Jurisdiction Secretary
Registration – Sister Liz Miller, Registrar
Security – Brother Calvin Beard, Security Director
Strategic Growth & Development Team – Dr. Tarence Lauchié, SDGT Director
Ushers – Sister Roxanne Dysart, Usher Board President
Women's Department - Mother Alethea Nichols-Taylor
Your sacrifice, labor, and love are not unnoticed.
As we close this Convocation, I invite you to complete a brief post-Convocation evaluation survey by Sunday, September 6th at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W86VFZF
Your feedback will help us enhance future gatherings and ensure that we continue to serve with excellence. Please know that I am praying for you and your families, believing and trusting that God will fulfill His promises in your lives.
With abiding love and appreciation,
Bishop Samuel Duncan, Jr.
Jurisdictional Prelate
Michigan Southwest Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
