Donald N. Bastian
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Donald N. Bastian is a retired Bishop of The Free Methodist Church of North America [1] having served from 1974-1990. In 1990 he was elected the first Bishop of the newly formed Free Methodist Church in Canada when it became its own General Conference independent of the Free Methodist Church of North America General Conference and served as Bishop of Canada until his retirement in 1993. Upon his retirement, Bastian received the title Bishop Emeritus.
Before his election as Bishop in 1974, Bastian pastored Free Methodist congregations for 19 years in Canada and in the United States, including the Greenville Free Methodist Church in Greenville, IL, which is near [2]Greenville College, a Free Methodist institution.
Bastian authored several books, including well used and often updated membership training book of the Free Methodist Church, Beloning. He also authored a book entitled, Counterfeit: The Lie of Living Together Unmarried. Bastian has authored hundreds of periodical publications, appearing in Light and Life magazine, the magazine of the Free Methodist Church and in Christianity Today. Bastian's new book, God's House Rules,[3] a book about biblical principles for family life, was released in 2007.
Bastian earned his B.A. from Greenville College, the B.D. (comparable to today's M.Div.) from Asbury Theological Seminary and has been awarded four honorary doctorates.
Bastian was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Donald Bastian is married to the former Kathleen Swallow, and has four children.
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