Montgomery Selma District
Rev. Jacquelyn L. Denson
Presiding Elder
The Montgomery Selma District, Alabama River Region Conference is comprised of 27 churches, which includes Historic Brown Chapel AME Church (site of the “Bloody Sunday” March), Selma, AL, St. Paul AME Church (home church of Deaconess Rosa Parks), Montgomery, AL, St. John’s AME Church (located on Capitol Hill), Montgomery, AL, Campbell Chapel AME Church (home church of Bishop Frank C. Cummings), Minter, AL and twenty-two other outstanding churches.
November 2012, Bishop James L. Davis, appointed Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn L. Denson as a Presiding Elder in the 9th Episcopal District, and assigned her to the Camden District. On October 16, 2018, Bishop Harry L. Seawright, appointed Presiding Elder Denson as the first female Presiding Elder of the Montgomery Selma District, Alabama River Region Conference.
| 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 |