40:
714:
937:
Rev. Norris was elected a delegate from
Louisiana to the quadrennial General Conference of the U.M.Church in 1976 and 1984–92, elected to lead the delegation in 1992. He was a Jurisdictional Conference delegate, 1976-92. He was a delegate to the World Methodist Conference each quinquennium, 1976-92.
941:
Rev. Norris served as chairperson of the
Louisiana Conference Board of Ordained Ministry (1980–88), as a member of the General Board of Publication of the U.M. Church (1980–92), and as a member of the Association of U.M. Theological Schools (1985–92). In 1985 Alfred served as the first president of
842:
Alfred and Mackie have one son, Alfred II and daughter-in-law Lisa; and one daughter, Angela Renee and son-in-law Tyrone; and four grandchildren; Alfred III (Trey), Justin
Douglass Norris, Mark David Johnson and Faith Rachelle Johnson.
806:
Norris was born in
Bogalusa, Louisiana. He is a child of the church, the first son of the Rev. L.H.P. and Adele (Washington) Norris. Alfred married Mackie Lyvonne Harper in September 1961. Mackie earned a
906:
in 1961. He was ordained an Elder in the same in 1963. He served as Pastor of the following churches in
Louisiana: Haven (1963–66), Peck (1966–68), First Street (1972–74) and Mount Zion (1980-85).
1081:
1061:
1002:
1031:
1066:
1046:
64:
266:
185:
950:
The Rev. Alfred Lloyd Norris was elected a bishop by the 1992 South
Central Jurisdictional Conference of the U.M. Church. He was assigned to the
473:
922:
209:
331:
899:
742:
1076:
1071:
909:
Rev. Norris was the director of recruitment for Gammon
Theological Seminary from 1968 until 1972. He was the superintendent of the
524:
685:
170:
1020:
1015:
550:
619:
574:
271:
832:
496:
94:
291:
177:
918:
876:
784:
680:
443:
216:
903:
828:
653:
491:
668:
231:
658:
337:
978:
959:
788:
769:
735:
624:
544:
539:
534:
1056:
868:
860:
418:
362:
296:
236:
221:
529:
433:
276:
251:
84:
39:
1051:
971:
951:
690:
453:
428:
372:
286:
281:
204:
982:
856:
852:
808:
718:
675:
648:
816:
728:
663:
395:
382:
118:
23:
352:
162:
820:
614:
579:
483:
323:
226:
104:
986:
914:
880:
864:
824:
777:
261:
256:
241:
584:
342:
89:
629:
569:
423:
410:
306:
301:
1040:
762:
707:
594:
589:
478:
463:
458:
448:
145:
140:
703:
468:
438:
367:
357:
157:
975:
910:
795:
405:
377:
79:
74:
44:
955:
926:
347:
246:
1014:
InfoServ, the official information service of The United
Methodist Church.
896:
773:
713:
60:
31:
917:
District of the
Louisiana Conference from 1974 until 1980. He served as
892:
791:
827:
and taught
Community Health Nursing on the faculties of Emory, Dillard,
812:
759:
99:
872:
780:
765:
836:
152:
135:
990:
942:
the Louisiana Council for the Adoption of Minority Youth.
772:, elected in 1992. He also distinguished himself as a
1019:
The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
970:Bishop Norris' biography appears in the 1991-92
925:in Atlanta from 1985 until his election to the
1003:List of bishops of the United Methodist Church
1082:Interdenominational Theological Center alumni
736:
8:
974:in the South and Southwest. He is also a
743:
729:
123:
18:
1062:Presidents of United Methodist seminaries
993:degree from Gammon Theological Seminary.
186:Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament
783:, as a District Superintendent, as the
196:
126:
30:
923:Interdenominational Theological Center
958:Episcopal Area, with headquarters in
222:Four sources of theological authority
7:
332:The Sunday Service of the Methodists
867:degree from Dillard University in
14:
1067:African-American Methodist clergy
1047:American United Methodist bishops
525:Methodist Church of Great Britain
197:Distinctive beliefs and practices
835:in New Orleans. She earned the
712:
686:Ordination of women in Methodism
272:Sanctification (growth in grace)
38:
839:degree from Emory in May 1996.
620:Conservative holiness movement
1:
985:from several institutions of
933:Service to the Greater Church
551:Other Methodist denominations
972:Marquis Edition of Who's Who
758:(born 6 February 1938) is a
292:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
178:Sermons on Several Occasions
981:Mason. Moreover, he holds
877:Gammon Theological Seminary
681:Homosexuality and Methodism
444:William Williams Pantycelyn
217:Priesthood of all believers
1098:
921:of Gammon Seminary of the
829:Louisiana State University
654:Methodist views on alcohol
1077:Dillard University alumni
1072:American Methodist clergy
232:Substitutionary atonement
659:Methodist local preacher
338:Covenant Renewal Service
210:Conditional preservation
960:Albuquerque, New Mexico
871:in 1960. He earned an
770:United Methodist Church
719:Christianity portal
625:Holiness Pentecostalism
545:Global Methodist Church
540:World Methodist Council
535:United Methodist Church
1032:Photo of Bishop Norris
869:New Orleans, Louisiana
861:Baton Rouge, Louisiana
474:Countess of Huntingdon
449:Benjamin Titus Roberts
237:Imparted righteousness
642:Other relevant topics
530:Free Methodist Church
434:John William Fletcher
277:Sunday Sabbatarianism
85:First Great Awakening
904:The Methodist Church
851:Alfred received his
691:Bishops in Methodism
454:Walter Ashbel Sellew
373:Brush arbour revival
287:Second work of grace
282:Christian perfection
171:Articles of Religion
65:in the United States
983:honorary doctorates
859:Laboratory School,
857:Southern University
853:high school diploma
809:Bachelor of Science
756:Alfred Lloyd Norris
649:Saints in Methodism
127:Doctrinal standards
946:Episcopal ministry
817:Dillard University
664:Itinerant preacher
575:General Conference
383:Watchnight service
205:Assurance of faith
900:Annual Conference
887:Ordained ministry
833:Loyola University
821:Master of nursing
753:
752:
615:Holiness movement
580:Methodist Circuit
484:George Whitefield
314:
313:
227:Covenant theology
105:Wesleyan theology
1089:
989:, including the
987:higher education
895:a Deacon in the
891:Rev. Norris was
881:Atlanta, Georgia
825:Emory University
802:Birth and family
778:United Methodist
745:
738:
731:
717:
716:
262:Prevenient grace
257:Outward holiness
124:
42:
19:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1037:
1036:
1028:
1011:
999:
968:
952:Northwest Texas
948:
935:
889:
863:. He earned a
849:
804:
749:
711:
697:
696:
695:
643:
635:
634:
610:
602:
601:
585:Pastoral charge
565:
557:
556:
520:
519:
503:
502:
501:
415:
398:
388:
387:
353:Mourner's bench
343:Revival service
326:
316:
315:
211:
192:
189:
163:Apostles' Creed
121:
111:
110:
109:
68:
55:
47:
17:
16:American bishop
12:
11:
5:
1095:
1093:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1027:
1026:External links
1024:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1005:
998:
995:
967:
964:
947:
944:
934:
931:
888:
885:
848:
845:
803:
800:
751:
750:
748:
747:
740:
733:
725:
722:
721:
699:
698:
694:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
672:
671:
661:
656:
651:
645:
644:
641:
640:
637:
636:
633:
632:
630:Evangelicalism
627:
622:
617:
611:
609:Related groups
608:
607:
604:
603:
600:
599:
598:
597:
587:
582:
577:
572:
570:Connexionalism
566:
563:
562:
559:
558:
555:
554:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
521:
518:
517:
514:
510:
509:
508:
505:
504:
500:
499:
494:
488:
487:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
424:Francis Asbury
421:
416:
414:
413:
411:Charles Wesley
408:
402:
399:
394:
393:
390:
389:
386:
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
327:
322:
321:
318:
317:
312:
311:
310:
309:
307:Works of mercy
304:
302:Works of piety
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
269:
264:
259:
254:
249:
244:
239:
234:
229:
224:
219:
214:
207:
199:
198:
194:
193:
191:
190:
183:
181:
174:
167:
166:
165:
160:
150:
149:
148:
143:
132:
129:
128:
122:
117:
116:
113:
112:
108:
107:
102:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
71:
70:
69:
59:
56:
53:
52:
49:
48:
43:
35:
34:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1094:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1057:Living people
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1004:
1001:
1000:
996:
994:
992:
988:
984:
980:
977:
973:
965:
963:
961:
957:
953:
945:
943:
939:
932:
930:
928:
924:
920:
916:
912:
907:
905:
901:
898:
894:
886:
884:
882:
878:
874:
870:
866:
862:
858:
854:
846:
844:
840:
838:
834:
830:
826:
822:
818:
814:
810:
801:
799:
797:
793:
790:
786:
782:
779:
775:
771:
767:
764:
761:
757:
746:
741:
739:
734:
732:
727:
726:
724:
723:
720:
715:
710:
709:
708:Protestantism
705:
701:
700:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
670:
669:Circuit rider
667:
666:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
639:
638:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
612:
606:
605:
596:
595:Penitent band
593:
592:
591:
590:Class meeting
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
567:
561:
560:
553:
552:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
522:
515:
512:
511:
507:
506:
498:
495:
493:
490:
489:
485:
482:
480:
479:Phoebe Palmer
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
464:Albert Outler
462:
460:
459:Howell Harris
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
419:Richard Allen
417:
412:
409:
407:
404:
403:
401:
400:
397:
392:
391:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
333:
329:
328:
325:
320:
319:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
267:Real presence
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
250:
248:
245:
243:
240:
238:
235:
233:
230:
228:
225:
223:
220:
218:
215:
213:
212:of the saints
208:
206:
203:
202:
201:
200:
195:
188:
187:
182:
180:
179:
175:
173:
172:
168:
164:
161:
159:
156:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:New Testament
144:
142:
141:Old Testament
139:
138:
137:
134:
133:
131:
130:
125:
120:
115:
114:
106:
103:
101:
98:
96:
95:Nonconformism
93:
91:
88:
86:
83:
81:
78:
76:
73:
72:
66:
62:
58:
57:
51:
50:
46:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
25:
21:
20:
969:
949:
940:
936:
908:
890:
875:degree from
850:
841:
823:degree from
805:
755:
754:
704:Christianity
702:
564:Organization
549:
469:James Varick
439:Orange Scott
368:Tent revival
358:Camp meeting
330:
297:Views on sin
184:
176:
169:
158:Nicene Creed
1052:1938 births
979:Prince Hall
976:33rd degree
911:New Orleans
794:, and as a
497:Theologians
429:Thomas Coke
406:John Wesley
90:Moravianism
80:Arminianism
75:Anglicanism
45:John Wesley
1041:Categories
1009:References
956:New Mexico
927:episcopacy
811:degree in
363:Tabernacle
348:Altar call
54:Background
919:president
897:Louisiana
855:from the
847:Education
785:President
774:Methodist
378:Lovefeast
252:Free will
247:New birth
242:Moral law
32:Methodism
997:See also
893:ordained
792:Seminary
763:American
516:Churches
119:Doctrine
24:a series
22:Part of
813:Nursing
768:of the
760:retired
676:Steward
492:Bishops
324:Worship
100:Pietism
61:History
966:Honors
873:M.Div.
831:, and
819:and a
781:Pastor
766:Bishop
513:Groups
396:People
153:Creeds
915:Houma
837:Ph.D.
815:from
796:Mason
787:of a
136:Bible
991:D.D.
865:B.A.
789:U.M.
902:of
1043::
962:.
929:.
883:.
879:,
798:.
706:•
26:on
954:-
913:/
776:/
744:e
737:t
730:v
67:)
63:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
