| Honorific-Prefix: | The Reverend Bishop |
| Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. | |
| Bishop Of: | North Carolina Annual Conference |
| Diocese: | North Carolina Annual Conference |
| See: | Southeastern Jurisdiction |
| Enthroned: | 2004 |
| Ended: | 2012 |
| Successor: | Hope Morgan Ward |
| Birth Name: | Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Religion: | United Methodist |
| Spouse: | Joyce Hannah Gwinn |
| Children: | Debbie Mann, Christy Morgan |
| Alma Mater: | University of Kentucky |
| Alfred Wesley Gwinn II | |
| Deathstyle: | not applicable |
Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. is a former residing bishop of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.[1] He held the office of Bishop of North Carolina from 2004 to 2012. His offices were located in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] [3]
Gwinn's last appointment before being appointed bishop was as the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
During his ten-year tenure at Lexington Centenary, he led the congregation through relocation and the building of an $11 million facility. Worship attendance doubled and became the largest in the conference. In addition, the church parented a new multicultural congregation, developed an ongoing ministry partnership with a congregation in Londrina, Brazil, and brought an African-American pastor on staff, the first in the conference to serve a predominantly-white congregation.[4]
In 2012, Gwinn retired from the bishopric and was succeeded by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward.
Gwinn is married to Joyce Hannah Gwinn, a retired coronary care nurse.They have two adult daughters: Debbie Mann and Christy Morgan. They have four grandchildren, Wesley, Luke, Tyler, and Ally.[4]