General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)

General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene

The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...

. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly.

List of General Superintendents

General Superintendent	Born - Died	Tenure
Phineas F. Bresee	1838-1915	1907-1915
Hiram F. Reynolds Hiram Reynolds Hiram F. Reynolds was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Reynolds was born 1854 in Lyons, Illinois. He was converted at age twenty-two and began preaching the following year in the Methodist church in New England. In 1895, Dr. Reynolds joined the Association of...	1854-1938	1907-1932
Edgar P. Ellyson Edgar Ellyson Edgar P. Ellyson was a minister, theologian, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Ellyson was born in Damascus, Ohio, August 4, 1869, of Quaker parentage. He became a Quaker minister and the headmaster of the Friends' Bible School in Marshalltown, Iowa...	1869-1954	1908-1911
Edward F. Walker Edward F. Walker Edward F. Walker was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Walker pastored both Methodist and Presbyterian churches before joing the Church of the Nazarene in 1908...	1852-1918	1911-1918
William C. Wilson William C. Wilson William C. Wilson was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. A native of Kentucky, W. C. Wilson was a Methodist pastor and evangelist before joining the Church of the Nazarene on the West Coast in 1903. He served as pastor and district superintendent until 1915. Dr...	1866-1915	1915
John W. Goodwin John W. Goodwin John W. Goodwin was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Goodwin was born near North Berwick, Maine, and was raised in the Advent Christian Church. After moving to California in 1905, he joined the Church of the Nazarene and assisted Phineas F. Bresee in the founding...	1869-1945	1916-1940
Roy T. Williams Roy T. Williams Roy Tilman Williams was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.- Biography :Roy Williams was born in Milam, Texas on February 14, 1883. His family moved to Many, Louisiana when he was five years old. Williams was not exposed to religion during his childhood; however,...	1883-1946	1916-1946
J. B. Chapman J. B. Chapman James Blaine Chapman was a minister, president of Arkansas Holiness and Peniel Colleges, editor of the Herald of Holiness, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.- Early life and education :...	1884-1947	1928-1947
Joseph G. Morrison Joseph G. Morrison Joseph G. Morrison was an American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and raised in South Dakota, where he became a Methodist minister, Dr. Joseph G. Morrison was one of the founders of the Laymen's Holiness Association, and served as its...	1871-1939	1936-1939
Howard V. Miller	1894-1948	1940-1948
Orval J. Nease Orval Nease Orval John Nease was a minister, Nazarene General Superintendent, and president of Pasadena College. He was the brother of Floyd W. Nease, also a Nazarene college president.- Early life and education :...	1891-1950	1940-1944, 1948-1950
Hardy C. Powers Hardy Powers Hardy C. Powers was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. A native of Texas, Dr. Hardy C. Powers was converted in the Alhambra, California, Church of the Nazarene, and took theological training for the ministry at Pasadena College in Pasadena, California. After 12...	1900-1972	1944-1968
Gideon B. Williamson Gideon Williamson Gideon Brooks Williamson was a minister, president of Eastern Nazarene College , general president of the Nazarene Young People's Society , and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene .- Biography :...	1898-1981	1946-1968
Samuel Young Samuel Young (General Superintendent) Samuel Young was president of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1944 to 1948 and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene from 1948 to 1972...	1901-1990	1948-1972
Daniel I. Vanderpool Daniel Vanderpool Daniel Isom Vanderpool was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Born September 6, 1891, in Missouri, Dr. Daniel Isom Vaderpool was converted in a Free Methodist Church and began preaching in country schoolhouses within three months. Joining the Church of the...	1891-1988	1949-1964
Hugh C. Benner Hugh Benner Hugh C. Benner was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He started the history department at the Eastern Nazarene College in 1921, and Benner Hall and Benner Library on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University are named after him. Dr...	1899-1975	1952-1968
V. H. Lewis V. H. Lewis V. H. Lewis was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. A native of Nebraska, Lewis graduated from Bethany Nazarene College. He began his work in the ministry as an evangelist, and traveled for 8 years in this field. Another 7 years in the pastorate and 9 years as...	1912-2000	1960-1985
George Coulter George Coulter George Coulter was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene....	1911-1995	1960-1985
Edward G. Lawlor Edward Lawlor Edward G. Lawlor was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene....	1907-1987	1968-1976
Eugene L. Stowe Eugene Stowe Eugene L. Stowe is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Stowe wrote The Ministry of Shepherding: A Study of Pastoral Practice which was published in 1976.-References:...	1922-	1968-1993
Orville W. Jenkins Orville Jenkins Orville W. Jenkins was a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.General Superintendent Emeritus Orville W. Jenkins, Sr. died on the morning of Monday, February 5. He was 93....	1913-2007	1968-1985
Charles H. Strickland Charles H. Strickland Charles H. Strickland was a minister, missionary, college president, author, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene....	1916-1988	1972-1988
William M. Greathouse William Greathouse William Marvin Greathouse was a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He was born in Van Buren, Arkansas....	1919-2011	1976-1989
Jerald D. Johnson Jerald Johnson Jerald D. Johnson is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.-References:* . Church of the Nazarene. Accessed 2011-02-01....	1927-	1980-1997
Raymond W. Hurn Raymond Hurn Raymond W. Hurn was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.-References:* . Church of the Nazarene, January 26, 2007. Accessed 2011-02-24....	1921-2007	1985-1993
John A. Knight John A. Knight John Allen Knight was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene, general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene, president of Mount Vernon Nazarene College , and editor of the Herald of Holiness, now known as Holiness Today . He died in Daytona Beach, Florida.- References :...	1931-2009	1985-2001
Donald D. Owens Donald Owens Donald D. Owens is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He has planted a church in the US, established the Church of the Nazarene in Korea, been a professor, founded a seminary in the Philippines and served as the leader of the Church of the Nazarene for...	1926-	1989-1997
William J. Prince William J. Prince William J. Prince is a minister, college president, and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Prince became the district superintendent for the Pittsburgh District Church of the Nazarene in 1979...	1930-	1989-2001
James H. Diehl James Diehl James H. Diehl is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He was elected in 1993.- External links :* * *...	1937-	1993-2009
Paul G. Cunningham	1937-	1993-2009
Jerry D. Porter Jerry D. Porter Jerry D. Porter is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.-Education:Porter graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion...	1949-	1997-
Jim L. Bond Jim Bond Jim L. Bond is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He was elected at the 24th General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, in June 1997 and served until retirement in July 2005....	1936-	1997-2005
W. Talmadge Johnson Talmadge Johnson W. Talmadge Johnson is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.- History :Johnson graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in 1958 with a master of arts in religion degree...	1937-	2001-2005
Jesse C. Middendorf Jesse Middendorf Jesse C. Middendorf is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Middendorf was elected to the highest office in the Church of the Nazarene during the 25th General Assembly at Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2001. Prior to his election he was the senior pastor of the First...	1942-	2001-
Nina G. Gunter Nina Gunter Nina G. Gunter is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.She was the first woman elected to the Church of the Nazarene's highest elected office.- External links :* * * * * * * *...	1937-	2005-2009
J. K. Warrick	1945-	2005-
Eugenio Duarte Eugenio Duarte Eugenio Duarte is an ordained minister and 37th general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Born in Cape Verde, Duarte was the first African elected to the General Superintendency in the Church of the Nazarene. His election occurred in the centenary year of the denomination...	-	2009-
David W. Graves	-1953	2009-
Stan Toler Stan Toler Stanley A. Toler is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He is also an author having written over 70 books. He has served as a Pastor in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee and Oklahoma....	-	2009-

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