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Bushfield named superintendent of Columbus District churches
Bishop Woodie W. White, episcopal leader of the Indiana Area United Methodist Church, has appointed the Rev. James Bushfield as the new superintendent for the churches of Columbus District, effective July 1. Dr. Bushfield will succeed the Rev. Robert Dungy who has held the position since 1995. Dungy will retire in June.
Bushfield
has served the South Indiana United Methodist Conference for 27 years. First
appointed to Indianapolis' Good Shepherd UMC in 1975, he has since served
Rockdale/New Trenton UMCs, Veedersburg UMC, the Methodist Temple in Evansville,
Milroy UMC, Fairview UMC in Bloomington, and most recently Meridian Street UMC
in Indianapolis where he's served as associate pastor since 1995.
He holds Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Divinity degrees from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Bushfield has chaired the South Indiana Conference (regional) Board of Ordained Ministry since 1993 and was a member of the Conference Executive Committee from 1993-2001. In addition to his pastoral duties, Bushfield co-authored the book, Things They Never Taught You in Seminary.
Rev. Bushfield and his wife Deborah are natives of Indianapolis; the two met as youth during a Methodist Youth Fellowship event at Woodside UMC.
Of his new duties, he says, "Very early on, I would like to get to know the pastors and churches of the Columbus District. It will be my goal to help churches realize significant ministries in their communities and experience growth during my appointment."
The Columbus District consists of 85 churches with a combined membership of approximately 11,491. It covers Bartholomew, Dearborn, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and parts of Brown and Decatur Counties.
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