Curtis May: Southwest districtCurtis May: Southwest districtCurtis May was born in Greensboro, Alabama. After graduating from high school, he moved to Brooklyn, New York. There, Curtis studied accounting at the Brooklyn Adult Vocational School. He attended Ambassador College in Pasadena in 1971-72 and in 1979. He also studied at Pasadena City College.
Curtis has worked for the WCG for 33 years. He has served churches in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Norfolk, Virginia; Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Curtis is a member of the WCG board of directors. He also serves on the board of directors of African Enterprise: A Global Partnership Reaching Africa for Christ.
In 1996, Curtis was appointed director of the Office of Reconciliation Ministries (ORM). He believes that reconciliation ministry is important in order to build unity and harmony within the church to have an effective impact on the unchurched.
He has traveled to cities throughout the United States, South Africa, England and Northern Ireland helping to organize and conduct racial reconciliation workshops. He has received training at the Center for the Healing of Racism in Houston, Texas, and is a member of the center. He is also a member of the International Reconciliation Coalition and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
As district superintendent, Curtis helps pastors and congregations focus on how to reach the lost for Christ by learning how to develop mature believers who are equipped to serve and reach the unchurched. He believes in the importance of identifying and mentoring young emerging leaders.
Curtis’ wife, Jannice, is the founder and president of Connecting and Bonding Inc., an organization that serves ministers’ wives. The Mays have been married for 37 years and have two children, Angela Clark, a certified public accountant, and Brad, a police officer in the city of Pasadena. Both are married.
The Southwest district includes the following pastors and churches:
Altadena Community Life Fellowship and Desert Oasis, California: Eric and Pat Shaw.
Bakersfield, California: Kurt and Michelle Rigby.
Central Coast, California: Don and Anne Cline.
Corona, California: Buddy and Sherlynn Suitor.
Craig, Colorado: Carter and Johanna Chadwick.
Fresno and Visalia, California: Joe and Susie McNair.
Glendora, California: Neil and Susan Earle.
Grand Junction, Colorado: Harry Parker; and Dave and Donna Eddy.
Green River, Wyoming: Wayne and Barbara Fisher.
Hesperia, California: Tim and Leslie Disney.
Honolulu, Hawaii: Gary and Risa Crowell.
Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kingman, Arizona: Tom Melear.
Long Beach and Orange County, California: Richard and Sally Parker.
Moreno Valley, San Bernardino and Beaumont, California: Tom and Alberta Ecker.
Pasadena NewLife Fellowship and Los Angeles, California: Bermie and Carmelita Dizon.
Pasadena Spanish: Raul and Sylvia Ramos.
Pasadena New Hope Fellowship: Dennis and Lorraine Pelley.
Phoenix and Cottonwood, Arizona: Phillip and Lil Rice.
Salt Lake City and Layton, Utah: Ron and Gail Stoddart.
San Diego Cornerstone Community, Imperial Valley and San Diego North County, California: Mark and Ann Stapleton.
Tucson, Arizona: Zita Mickens, James McLain, Ted Millhuff and Paul Pronze.
West Valley and Ventura, California: Rand and Beth Holm.
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