Structure, Governance and The United Methodist Church

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About the Author

Rev. Paul F. McCleary is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL., and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL. Paul served student appointments in the Central Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church before leaving for Bolivia where he served as pastor, District Superintendent and Executive Secretary of the Annual Conference. He has served denominational posts as Executive Secretary of the Structure Study Commission of the General Conference, Assistant General Secretary for Latin America of the General Board of Global Ministries, Associate General Secretary of the General Council on Ministries, and as Executive Director of Church World Service of the NCCC. For several years he served with non-governmental organizations such as Save the Children, Christian Children’s Fund and Feed the Children. He served as President of the NGO Committee to UNICEF and Chair of the Board of InterAction. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank and the Latin American Development Bank. McCleary served on committees of the World Council of Churches. He served for eight years as an advisor to the Bishops’ Task Force on Children and Poverty of the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church. He is author of two books and several studies and monograms. McCleary is married to Rachel P. and has four children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They currently reside in Clarkdale, Arizona