Janice Riggle Huie
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Janice Riggle Huie was elected bishop
by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church
in 1996.
She is married to Robert Huie. They have two sons: David (deceased) and Matthew. Bishop Huie served as the President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops
until 2008, ostensibly the senior executive position of the United Methodist General Connection. She was succeeded by Bishop Greg Palmer of the Iowa Conference.
Huie was appointed to the Texas Annual Conference in 2004. The area is composed of 713 congregations and 290,855 members, spread throughout east Texas. It includes Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Texarkana, Longview, Tyler and College Station.
After visiting each charge in the Texas Conference at the start of her tenure to assess the needs of the church, Bishop Huie began leading the Texas Conference in a long-term change process that is paving the way for church and community revitalization throughout east Texas. The Annual Conference voted in a called session on November 19, 2005 to adopt a new structure to help fulfill the conference vision of "Vibrant, growing congregations transforming lives and reshaping futures for Jesus Christ." The new structure created four Centers for Excellence to help equip Texas Methodists. Congregational Excellence, Clergy Excellence, Missional Excellence and Connectional Resources are the four target areas.
Under Huie's leadership, the Texas Conference has also entered into a global partnership with Bishop Benjamin Boni and the Côte d'Ivoire Annual Conference in West Africa. Healthcare, education, and economic empowerment are the cornerstones of the partnership. The Texas Conference pledged to raise $1 million over two years for the purchase of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to stop the spread of malaria, which is the No. 1 killer in Africa. (A child dies every 30 seconds from the disease.) The conference raised $1 million in 1 year, and leveraged partnerships with Nothing But Nets, the Clinton Global Initiative, and others to deliver more than 800,000 life saving nets to the children of Côte d'Ivoire in November 2008. http://www.txcumc.org/news_detail.asp?pkvalue=351
and holds a D.Min. from Candler School of Theology
in 1989. http://archives.umc.org/umns/bios_bishops.asp?ptid=2&bio={A4C84606-923D-47F5-B753-6213F7211058}&episcopal={0089D4A3-9308-4325-B791-0F2BF41ECA4F}&mid=903
Campus Minister, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
in 1996.
She is married to Robert Huie. They have two sons: David (deceased) and Matthew. Bishop Huie served as the President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops
United Methodist Council of Bishops
The United Methodist Council of Bishops is the organization of which all active and retired Bishops in the United Methodist Connection are members...
until 2008, ostensibly the senior executive position of the United Methodist General Connection. She was succeeded by Bishop Greg Palmer of the Iowa Conference.
Huie was appointed to the Texas Annual Conference in 2004. The area is composed of 713 congregations and 290,855 members, spread throughout east Texas. It includes Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Texarkana, Longview, Tyler and College Station.
After visiting each charge in the Texas Conference at the start of her tenure to assess the needs of the church, Bishop Huie began leading the Texas Conference in a long-term change process that is paving the way for church and community revitalization throughout east Texas. The Annual Conference voted in a called session on November 19, 2005 to adopt a new structure to help fulfill the conference vision of "Vibrant, growing congregations transforming lives and reshaping futures for Jesus Christ." The new structure created four Centers for Excellence to help equip Texas Methodists. Congregational Excellence, Clergy Excellence, Missional Excellence and Connectional Resources are the four target areas.
Under Huie's leadership, the Texas Conference has also entered into a global partnership with Bishop Benjamin Boni and the Côte d'Ivoire Annual Conference in West Africa. Healthcare, education, and economic empowerment are the cornerstones of the partnership. The Texas Conference pledged to raise $1 million over two years for the purchase of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to stop the spread of malaria, which is the No. 1 killer in Africa. (A child dies every 30 seconds from the disease.) The conference raised $1 million in 1 year, and leveraged partnerships with Nothing But Nets, the Clinton Global Initiative, and others to deliver more than 800,000 life saving nets to the children of Côte d'Ivoire in November 2008. http://www.txcumc.org/news_detail.asp?pkvalue=351
Education
Huie completed undergraduate study at University of Texas (1969). She went on to earn a Th.M. at Perkins School of TheologyPerkins School of Theology
Perkins School of Theology is one of Southern Methodist University's three original schools. The theology school was renamed in 1945 to honor benefactors Joe J...
and holds a D.Min. from Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology, Emory University, is one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1914, the school was named after Warren Akin Candler, a former President and Chancellor of Emory University and a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South...
in 1989. http://archives.umc.org/umns/bios_bishops.asp?ptid=2&bio={A4C84606-923D-47F5-B753-6213F7211058}&episcopal={0089D4A3-9308-4325-B791-0F2BF41ECA4F}&mid=903
Ordained Ministry
- Bishop, Houston Area, 2004–Present
- Bishop, Arkansas Area, 1996–2004
- District Superintendent, San Angelo District, 1993–1996
- Pastor, Manchaca United Methodist Church
- Associate Pastor, University United Methodist Church, Austin, TX
- Marbridge Ranch
Campus Minister, University of Texas, Austin, TX