On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 the members of the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity met at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal of Copiague, NY to formally elect a new slate of officers for the organization as required by the constitution of MANA. The new officers include: Bishop Andy C. Lewter (President) of the Hollywood Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Amityville, Bishop Walter Willie (Vice President) of the Prayer Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Amityville, NY, Pastor Alexa Burgess- Huart (Treasurer) of the Grace Community Church in Amityville, Rev. Christian Code (Secretary) Associate Minister at the Bethel AME Church in Copiague and Minister Lynn Boone (Newspaper Editor) Associate Minister of the Bethel AME Church in Copiague. Pastor Keith Hayward will serve as the Immediate Past President of the organization

In addition to the officers of MANA several other local clerics have agreed to make contributions to the life of the organization as columnist and correspondents to the MANA sponsored newspaper including: Dr. Vernon Shelton of the Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Amityville, Pastor Noreen Davis of the Fresh Oil Church in Wyandanch and Overseer Regina Carr of Amityville. All of these individuals bring a wealth of experience and passion to their positions which insures that the future of MANA will beam bright.

At present, there is a weekly gathering of clergypersons from all across Suffolk County that takes place on Saturday evenings at 6 PM, Led by Bishop Walter Willie on Zoom. Bishop Willie has agreed to place MANA on the agenda of the weekly zoom call, once a month so that the business of MANA can take place. In addition to regular meetings, the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity will resurrect its dormant monthly newspaper and dedicate it to Apostle Charles Jones, who published a local religious newspaper call “The Gospel Express”.

While arrangements for an installation service has not yet been set, please stay tuned for updated information on when the installation will take place. In the meantime, we are delighted to congratulations these individuals on accepting the challenge of directing the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity in the wake of the Covid Pandemic.