Bishop Teresa E. Snorton is the Ecumenical Bishop and Program Development Officer of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. In that role, she represents the CME Church at national and worldwide events and is responsible for grants for special denominational projects. She previously served as Presiding Bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District (Alabama and Florida) and the Eleventh Episcopal District (East Africa). Bishop Snorton is also the Chaplain Endorser for the denomination.

Bishop Snorton is the Chair of Friendship Press, the publishing arm of the National Council of Churches. She has previously served as Chair of the National Council of Churches in the USA, the Board of Trustees of the Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Georgia) and the Board of Trustees of Miles College (Fairfield, Alabama).

She serves on the boards of the CME Connectional Headquarters, Commission on the Concerns of Women in Ministry, and Commission on Archives. In addition, she serves on the Pan Methodist Commission, National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Churches Uniting in Christ, the World Methodist Council, World Council of Churches, Board of Trustees for Phillips School of Theology at the ITC and the Advisory Board of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Snorton attended public schools in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1977), Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (M. Div., 1980), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1987), from Virginia Commonwealth University (Patient Counseling Certificate,1988) and United Theological Seminary (D.Min., 2000). She received United Seminary’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition, Bishop Snorton has honorary Doctorate degrees from Miles College and Hood Theological Seminary.

She is instructor/mentor in the Doctor of Ministry program at Payne Theological Seminary, and a retired ACPE educator and Board-Certified Chaplain (APC/BCCI), She is the former Executive Director of ACPE, Inc. (2000-2011) and Executive Director of Spiritual Care at Emory Health (1990-2000). She was adjunct instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University (1987-1990), the School of Theology at Virginia Union University (1988-1990) and Candler School of Theology at Emory University (1990-2010).

She is an author of the book “Roots of Resilience: Black History Through the Eyes of Faith” (2026), and the founder of The Academy for Public Theology, whose premier programs include the Connectional CPE for Clergy and The Phenomenal Women's Summit. She is a life member of the NAACP and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In 2024, she was inducted into Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers.