George Battle

George Edward Battle Jr. was an American bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, on May 14, 1947, he served as the senior bishop of AME Zion Church to the Piedmont episcopal district from 2012 until his retirement in 2021. He was also a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board from 1978 to 1995, the latter four years being spent as the board's chairman. Battle died in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 9, 2025, at the age of 77.