Montgomery Selma District
Rev. Gloria A. Hall
Presiding Elder
The Montgomery Selma District of the Alabama River Region Annual Conference is comprised of twenty-seven churches. Among them are Historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, site of the “Bloody Sunday” march; St. Paul AME Church in Montgomery, home church of Deaconess Rosa Parks; St. John’s AME Church, located on Capitol Hill in Montgomery; Campbell Chapel AME Church in Minter, home church of Bishop Frank C. Cummings; and twenty-three other outstanding congregations.
In September 2026, Bishop Julius McAllister, Jr. appointed Rev. Gloria A. Hall as Presiding Elder of the Montgomery Selma District. She comes to the district after faithfully and joyfully serving as Presiding Elder of the West Birmingham Ensley Greensboro District of the Northwest Alabama Conference from November 2019. She succeeds Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn L. Denson, who served the Montgomery Selma District from 2018.
| CHURCH NAME | 2025~ 2026 |
|---|---|
| Saint John’s AME, Montgomery | Rev. Roosevelt Williams, III Rev. Shelia D. Williams |
| Saint Paul AME, Montgomery | Rev. Dr. Agnes Lover |
| Brown Chapel AME, Selma | Rev. Leodis Strong |
| Ward Chapel AME, Prattville | Rev. Antonio James |
| Murdock Chapel AME | Rev. Eugene A. Johnson |
| Greater St. Joseph AME | Rev. Loretta Fuller |
| United AME Church | Rev. Horace Winters |
| St. James AME Church, Goodwater | Rev. Ruby Heard-Bustamonte |
| Ward Chapel AME, Selma | Rev. Dexter Patterson |
| Grant Chapel AME, Selma | Rev. Carlos Redding |
| New Mt. Zion AME & Pleasant Hill AME | Rev. G. LeBron Townsend |
| Ward Chapel AME, Montevallo | Rev. Alfonzo Colvin |
| Greater Mount Calvary AME Church | Rev. Yvonne Howze |
| Greater Mallard Chapel AME, Autaugaville | Rev. Kenneth Rhodes |
| Wayman Chapel AME, Selma | Rev. Dexter Patterson |
| Saint Peter AME, Montgomery | Rev Valforia Jackson |
| Quinn Chapel AME Church | Rev. Lenise C. Wright-Stanton |
| Grant Chapel AME, Calera | Rev. Brenda Robinson-Burns |
| Fountain Chapel AME | Rev. Cynthia Jones-McDaniels |
| Mount Sinai AME | Supply by Elder |
| Saint John AME, Goodwater | Rev. James R. McCoy |
| Pleasant Chapel AME | Rev. Michael Rountree |
| Saint James AME, Columbiana | Rev. Michael Rountree |
| Wayman Chapel AME, Brierfield | Supply by Elder |
| Gaines Chapel AME, Sardis | Supply by Elder |
| Saint Paul AME, Sylacauga | Supply by Elder |
| Campbell Chapel AME | Supply by Elder |