Regions & Regional Directors
Love in Action operates across six regions, aligned to the PAW Episcopal Districts and District Councils.
Six Regions. One Mission.
Find Your Region
This map shows each Love in Action region, its Regional Director, and the corresponding PAW District Councils and diocesan bishops that anchor the work. Tap a region to expand.
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | States Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York State Council | Bishop Kevin Dobbs | NY |
| 2 | Greater Pennsylvania State Council | Bishop Carl Turner (EBC) | PA |
| 19 | Northeast District Council | Bishop Gwendolyn Weeks | MA, RI, ME, NH, VT |
| 20 | Connecticut District Council | Bishop Bruce Shaw | CT |
| 21 | New Jersey State Council | Bishop Edgar Robinson | NJ |
| 22 | DC, Delaware & Maryland District Council | Bishop L. LaMont Turner | DC, DE, MD |
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | States Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PAW Ninth Episcopal Diocese of Alabama | Bishop George F. Austin (EBC) | AL |
| 10 | Mississippi & West Tennessee District Council | Bishop Clifton Jones (EBC) | MS, West TN |
| 11 | First Apostolic Council of Kentucky & Tennessee | Bishop Sherman L. Merritt | KY, TN |
| 18 | Arkansas District Council | Bishop Alfonso Madden | AR |
| 23 | West Virginia & East Tennessee Council | Bishop Samuel R. Moore (EBC) | WV, East TN |
| 24 | South Carolina Community of Churches | Bishop Charles H. Ellis III (EBC)* | SC |
| 27 | Louisiana State Council | Bishop James Daniel | LA |
| 28 | Virginia State Council | Bishop Delmar Jackson | VA |
| 29 | Florida State Council | Bishop Billy G. Newton | FL |
| 30 | Georgia State Council | Bishop Joseph D. Guthrie (EBC) | GA |
| 58 | North Carolina District Council | Bishop Maxie Dobson (EBC) | NC |
| 68 | Puerto Rico District Council | Bishop Gregory Irvin | Puerto Rico |
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | States Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ohio District Council | Bishop James Gaiters (EBC) | OH |
| 4 | Apostolic Bible Students Association of Indiana | Bishop Charles Finnell (EBC) | IN |
| 5 | Northern District (MI, S. Ontario) Council | Bishop Ira Combs (EBC) | MI (S. Ontario, Canada) |
| 6 | Illinois District Council | Bishop Horace E. Smith, MD (EBC)* | IL |
| 7 | Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dakota Council | 2nd Asst. Presiding Bishop Richard D. Howell, Jr. (EBC) | MN, WI, ND, SD |
| 8 | Greater Tri-State (IA, NE, WY) Council | Bishop Lance R. Foster (EBC) | IA, NE (WY in West) |
| 12 | Midwestern District Council | Bishop Larry O. Jones (EBC) | Indianapolis-area diocese |
| 14 | Heart of America Council of Churches | 1st Asst. Presiding Bishop Mark C. Tolbert (EBC) | MO, KS |
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | States Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Texas State Council | Bishop Richard E. Young | TX |
| 15 | Mountain States Council | Bishop James G. Rodges | AZ, NM, West TX (El Paso area) |
| 26 | Oklahoma State Council Fellowship of Churches | Bishop Jeffery Goldsmith | OK |
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | States Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Northern California District Council | Bishop Noel Jones | Northern CA |
| 17 | Pacific Northwest District Council | Bishop Roland E. Hairston, Ph.D. | WA, OR |
| 25 | Nevada State Council | Bishop Donald Golder | NV |
| 46 | Hawaii District Council | Bishop A. Glenn Brady (EBC) | HI |
| 56 | Alaska-Yukon District Council | Bishop Thomas Davis | AK (Yukon, Canada) |
| 61 | Colorado State Council | Bishop Jones Foote (EBC) | CO |
| 66 | Central California District Council | — | Central CA |
| 67 | Southern California District Council | Bishop William A. Benson | Southern CA |
Coverage Note: Utah, Idaho, and Montana do not currently have a dedicated PAW District Council. Churches in these states are served by neighboring councils, with the Western Regional Director coordinating engagement directly.
| # | District Council | Diocesan Bishop | Region / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31A | European Council of Nations (East) | Bishop Michael D. Franklin | Europe |
| 31B | European Council of Nations (West) | Bishop C. Wayne Brantley (EBC) | Europe / UK |
| 32A | India District Council | Bishop Ameeth Evans | Asia (India) |
| 32B | India District Council | Bishop Immanuel Paul | Asia (India) |
| 33 | Nigeria Eastern District Council | Bishop Cecil Golder | West Africa |
| 34 | Sierra Leone District Council | Bishop Mona Reide | West Africa |
| 35 | Liberia District Council | Bishop Leo Simpson | West Africa |
| 36 | Eastern Caribbean Council of Nations | Bishop Leo C. Smith, Jr. | Caribbean |
| 37 | Jamaica District Council | Bishop Edgar Usher | Caribbean |
| 38 | Haiti District Council | Bishop Joseph S. Montinor | Caribbean |
| 39 | Bahamas District Council | Bishop Anthony Farrington | Caribbean |
| 40 | Egypt District Council | Vacant | North Africa |
| 41 | Ghana District Council | Bishop Gary Harper | West Africa |
| 42 | Togo District Council | Vacant | West Africa |
| 43 | South Pacific District Council | Bishop Tutai Pere | Oceania |
| 44 | Zimbabwe District Council | Bishop Errol O'Savio | Southern Africa |
| 45 | Southern Philippines District Council | Bishop Arden Luster | Asia (Philippines) |
| 47 | Kenya District Council | Bishop Kevin Harrison | East Africa |
| 48 | Brazil District Council | Bishop Lourenco Vieira | South America |
| 49 | South Africa Council | Bishop Yolanda Hunt | Southern Africa |
| 50 | Nigeria, West Africa District Council | Vacant | West Africa |
| 51 | Northern Philippines District Council | Bishop Michael Bender | Asia (Philippines) |
| 52 | Far East District Council | Bishop Prentis Johnson | Asia |
| 53 | Cameroon District Council | Vacant | West Africa |
| 54 | Dominican Republic District Council | Bishop Rader Johnson | Caribbean |
| 55 | Canada District Council | Bishop Barrington Smith (EBC) | North America |
| 57 | Baja / California / Mexico District Council | Bishop Leroy Horne | Mexico |
| 59 | Venezuela District Council | Bishop Brian Hamilton | South America |
| 60 | (Western Cape) South Africa District Council | Bishop Harry S. Grayson | Southern Africa |
| 62 | Uganda Africa District Council | Bishop Derek Pierson | East Africa |
| 63 | Santo Domingo District Council | Bishop Melvin Brown | Caribbean |
| 64 | (Eastern Cape) South Africa District Council | Bishop Darrell Cummings | Southern Africa |
| 65 | (Mpumalanga) South Africa District Council | Bishop Fredrick Jackson | Southern Africa |
| 69 | Tanzania District Council | Bishop Arthur Fletcher | East Africa |
| 70 | Zulu, Natal Province District Council | Bishop Stephen Zondo | Southern Africa |
| 71 | Northern Kenya District Council | Bishop Paul Karanja Mbuthia | East Africa |
| 72 | Belize District Council | Bishop Lafayette Boyd | Central America |
| 73 | Costa Rica District Council | Bishop Avery Burrel | Central America |
| 74 | Colombia District Council | Bishop Stephen Foster | South America |
| 75 | Baja California North | Bishop Robert Buckner | Mexico |
| 76 | Baja California Sur | Bishop C. Shawn Tyson | Mexico |
| 77 | Tamaulipas, Mexico | Bishop Leon Parker | Mexico |
| 78 | Guanajuato, Mexico | Bishop Carlton Burrel | Mexico |
| 79 | Costa Rica Atlantic Zone | Bishop Craig S. High | Central America |
Notes: Some PAW councils span states across more than one LIA region. Council assignments reflect the Board of Bishops listing on pawinc.org and the LIA Regional Map.
Lead Where You Live.
Several Regional Director seats remain open. If you are called to serve, we want to hear from you.