DS Election & Transition 2026

*Page updated August 20, 2026

Dr. Calvary Callender was elected superintendent of the North/East Texas District on 13 July 2026 during the district’s 118th assembly ! Click here to see a bio.

Timeline

2/6/26:    District Profile finalized & sent out with nomination link
2/17/26: Deadline for all nominations
2/18/26: Biographical information for all nominations completed
3/12/26: Biographical information document sent to DAC along with straw ballot to register first 5 choices
4/7/26:   DAC meeting to discern list of 10 candidates and finalize compensation package
4/9/26:   List of 10 sent to Board of General Superintendents for approval
4/24/26: Regional Director sends approved list to DAC with survey to take straw ballot of top three candidates
5/5/26:   DAC meeting to prioritize remaining candidate list and discern 2-3 with whom to invite to conversations
5/13/26:  RD or JGS to set up dates for conversations with nominees; DAC determine questions for conversations
5/21/26: RD sends questions to candidates
6/11-12/26: Interviews; DAC meets to finalize moving approach and appoint transition point person
7/4/26:   Process committee completes process and candidate presentation for District Assembly
7/12-13/26:  District Assembly – farewell to current DS, election/welcome of new DS 30 days following Assembly.