General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. 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 | Ordained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phineas F. Bresee | 1838-1915 | 1907-1915 | Levi Scott - 1861 - Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Hiram F. Reynolds | 1854-1938 | 1907-1932 | John Fletcher Hurst - 1886 - Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Edgar P. Ellyson | 1869-1954 | 1908-1911 | |
| Edward F. Walker | 1852-1918 | 1911-1918 | |
| William C. Wilson | 1866-1915 | 1915 | |
| John W. Goodwin | 1869-1945 | 1916-1940 | |
| Roy T. Williams | 1883-1946 | 1916-1946 | Hiram F. Reynolds - 1908 |
| J. B. Chapman | 1884-1947 | 1928-1947 | C. B. Jernigan and Johnnie Hill Jernigan - 1903 - Independent Holiness Church |
| Joseph G. Morrison | 1871-1939 | 1936-1939 | |
| Howard V. Miller | 1894-1948 | 1940-1948 | |
| Orval J. Nease | 1891-1950 | 1940-1944, 1948-1950 | |
| Hardy C. Powers | 1900-1972 | 1944-1968 | |
| Gideon B. Williamson | 1898-1981 | 1946-1968 | |
| Samuel Young | 1901-1990 | 1948-1972 | |
| Daniel I. Vanderpool | 1891-1988 | 1949-1964 | |
| Hugh C. Benner | 1899-1975 | 1952-1968 | Roy T. Williams - 1923 |
| V. H. Lewis | 1912-2000 | 1960-1985 | J. B. Chapman - 1935 - Rocky Mountain District Church of the Nazarene |
| George Coulter | 1911-1995 | 1960-1985 | |
| Edward G. Lawlor | 1907-1987 | 1968-1976 | |
| Eugene L. Stowe | 1922- | 1968-1993 | |
| Orville W. Jenkins | 1913-2007 | 1968-1985 | |
| Charles H. Strickland | 1916-1988 | 1972-1988 | |
| William M. Greathouse | 1919-2011 | 1976-1989 | |
| Jerald D. Johnson | 1927- | 1980-1997 | |
| Raymond W. Hurn | 1921-2007 | 1985-1993 | |
| John A. Knight | 1931-2009 | 1985-2001 | |
| Donald D. Owens | 1926- | 1989-1997 | |
| William J. Prince | 1930-2012 | 1989-2001 | |
| James H. Diehl | 1937- | 1993-2009 | |
| Paul G. Cunningham | 1937- | 1993-2009 | Hugh C. Benner - 1965 |
| Jerry D. Porter | 1949- | 1997- | Charles Strickland - 1974 - Houston District Church of the Nazarene |
| Jim L. Bond | 1936- | 1997-2005 | |
| W. Talmadge Johnson | 1937- | 2001-2005 | |
| Jesse C. Middendorf | 1942- | 2001-2013 | V. H. Lewis - 1969 - Tennessee District Church of the Nazarene |
| Nina G. Gunter | 1937- | 2005-2009 | Hugh C. Benner - 1960 - Joplin District Church of the Nazarene |
| J. K. Warrick | 1945- | 2005- | |
| Eugenio Duarte | - | 2009- | Orville W. Jenkins - 1981 |
| David W. Graves | 1953- | 2009- | |
| Stan Toler[1] | 1950- | 2009-2013 | |
| David A. Busic[2] | 1964- | 2013- | John A. Knight - 1991 |
| Gustavo Crocker[3] | - | 2013- | |
References
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