ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025
June 6-7, 2025
Hero Making
2 Timothy 2 : 2
Bishop Kenny Martin
Bishop Kenny Martin presides over the Free Methodist Church USA along the West Coast (including Alaska and Hawaii) and in the South Central U.S. and Upper Midwest. He also provides ecclesiastical accountability for our missions work in Africa in partnership with the Free Methodist Church USA General Conference. He was elected to the Board of Bishops at General Conference 2023 after starting the Kingdom Cathedral church plant in San Bernardino, California, and serving since 1991 as a Free Methodist pastor in California, Indiana, Maryland, and Missouri.
His educational experiences include studies at Greenville, Spring Arbor, and Mid-America Christian universities. He is married to Rev. Estelle Martin, and they have two daughters and several grandchildren.
Superintendent Carl Brannon
W. Carl Brannon was elected as Superintendent of the North Central Conference in April 2020 and began his duties July 1, 2020. He has had a variety of leadership roles and experiences during his years in ministry which include pastoring in the North Central Conference and as staff pastor at the Greenville Free Methodist Church for 13 years.
Carl is a strategic thinker with multiple experiences in cross-cultural collaboration and outreach, as well as a passion to grow the kingdom through developing and multiplying leaders.
Carl and Kim have been married 33 years. She is also outreach minded and has been a supportive partner in ministry. Kim has been a schoolteacher, stay-at-home mother, substitute teacher, and office administrator at the Greenville University Music Department. She also runs a Fair-Trade business supporting widows, orphans and missions. Kim has a passion for prayer, discipling women, and is active in Celebrate Recovery and supporting Eden’s Glory.
Brett Heintzman
Brett Heintzman currently serves the FMCUSA in two roles. First, he is the Director of Communications, overseeing the denomination's publishing, websites, email communications, magazine, Yearbook, and graphic design. Second, he is the Director of the National Prayer Ministry, giving direction to national prayer initiatives. In previous ministry roles, Brett has been a worship leader for over 20 years and enjoys leading others in lifting their voices in praise and worship. Brett and his wife, Barb, live in Flint, Michigan.