Question: Facts: - diocese: north carolina annual conference - residence: raleigh , north carolina - other post: bishop of mississippi -lrb- 2004-2012 -rrb- - see: southeastern jurisdiction - consecration: 07/04/2004 - birth name: hope morgan - successor: '' incumbent '' - bishop of: north carolina annual conference - predecessor: alfred w. gwinn - spouse: michael e. ward - children: jason , brooke - name: hope morgan ward - image size: 100px - nationality: american - enthroned: 2012 - religion: united methodist - alma mater: duke university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hope morgan ward .
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hope morgan ward -lrb- born september 18 , 1951 -rrb- is a bishop of the united methodist church , elected and consecrated to the episcopacy in 2004 .she is currently serving as the bishop of north carolina .