Join us for worship as we welcome Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey to the pulpit! Bishop Harvey is the presiding bishop for both the Río Texas and Texas annual conferences. We are a part of the Río Texas Conference and the Texas Conference includes the Houston area. She previously served the Louisiana Annual Conference for ten years beginning in 2012. She was consecrated as bishop after leading UMCOR as Deputy General Secretary from 2010-2012.
She previously served as the President of the Council of Bishops 2020-2022, President-designate 2018-2020 and as the Secretary of the Council of Bishops 2014-2018. She serves on the board of directors at various organizations, including the Board of Trustees for Southwestern University and the Lydia Patterson Institute. She currently serves as President of The General Commission of Archives and History of The United Methodist Church.
As bishop, Harvey challenges congregations to look beyond themselves and to keep an eye focused on the edge where God is at work. She also has a passion for young people as they lead the church into a future filled with possibilities.