General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
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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- |
