Presiding Elder Fondella A. Leigh

By Rev. Fondella A. Leigh, Presiding Elder, Eastern North Carolina Episcopal District September 2026, Manteo, N.C…, More than 150 years after Rev. Andrew Cartwright planted the roots of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church throughout northeastern North Carolina, his legacy continues to grow. On a warm Friday afternoon, July 17, 2026, town officials, church leaders,…