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April 2004 |
East Ohio bishop to preach at North Indiana Conference sessions
Walker to preach at memorial service
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bishop Woodie W. White has announced that Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton, United Methodist Bishop of the Ohio East Area, is scheduled to be the conference preacher during the North Indiana Annual Conference sessions June 3-5 in the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Keaton is scheduled to preach Friday morning, June 4 and Saturday morning, June 5.
Keaton, 58, was elected to the episcopacy in 1996 and assigned to his present position. Before serving as bishop, he was a clergy member of the Northern Illinois Conference and superintendent of the Aurora District. He has served pastoral appointments since 1970 in Chicago and Rockford, Ill., and served as the Northern Illinois Associate Council Director from 1982 to 1990. He is a graduate of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark., and holds a M.Div. and S.T.D. degrees from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill.
Keaton serves as a director of the General Board of Global Ministries, president of the United Methodist Development Fund and chairman of the denomination's Strengthening the Black Church in the 21st Century initiative.
He is married to Beverly Keaton. They have three children: Jonathan II, Tandreka and Anaya.
In other NIC news, the traditional memorial service will be the opening worship on Thursday, June 3 at 1 p.m. in Elliott Hall. The Rev. Katharine Walker, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in West Lafayette, will preach. More information will be published in the May-June issue of Together and online at www.nicumc.org.
Last updated on 04/19/2004