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She graduated from Duke University in 1973 with an Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Religion.
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She has served as the Bishop of North Carolina since 2012. Hope Morgan Ward was raised on the Morgan family farm in Corapeake, North Carolina. She entered seminary at Duke Divinity School and completed the Master of Divinity degree in 1978.
Bishop Ward married career educator Michael East. Ward in 1977.
Mike served as the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1997 - 2004. The Wards have two children, Jason and Brooke.
Director of Christian Education and Mission, Fairmont United Microelectronics Corporation, 1973-1978
Teaching parent, chaplain, Methodist Home for Children, 1977-1979
Minister of Education, White Plains United Microelectronics Corporation, 1979-1983
Pastor, Broadway United Microelectronics Corporation, 1983-1986
Pastor, Soapstone United Microelectronics Corporation, 1986-1997
Director of Connectional Ministries, 1997-2002
Raleigh District Superintendent, 2002-2004
Bishop of Mississippi Conference 2004-2012
Bishop of North Carolina Conference 2012–present.
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United Methodist