Rev. James Humphrey

Bishop John Hopkins intends to appoint Reverend James Humphrey, to the East Ohio Conference Cabinet effective July 1 as District Superintendent of Three Rivers District.

Rev. Humphrey was raised on a Columbiana county farm with three older brothers. A magna cum laude graduate of Mount Union College, Humphrey received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Religion and Sociology. He received a Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He also attended the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership.

Humphrey, who is currently serving the Doylestown United Methodist Church, has more than 25 years of pastoral experience. His previous appointments include the following churches: Shelby Trinity, Toronto First, Canfield, and Coalburg.

He has been active on numerous conference and district boards and committees including the Conference Personnel Committee, Conference Council on Youth Ministries, District Youth Coordinator, Conference Board of Global Ministries, Board of Ordained Ministry, and Conference Pastoral Advisory Committee.

"I am very thankful for all the experiences I have had in my five local church appointments. They have all been wonderful experiences and as each one was different, I learned and grew in many ways that I think will help me as a DS," Humphrey said. "I look forward to working with and sharing in the ministry of the wonderful and talented pastors and people in Three Rivers District."

An avid traveler, Humphrey also enjoys music, both singing and playing the keyboard.

The District Office is located in Coshocton at 415 Walnut Street. The District web address is: 3riversumc.org.

Bishop John L. Hopkins

Bishop John L. Hopkins was assigned to the Ohio East Area on September 1, 2004. He serves as chairperson for The United Methodist Church’s Connectional Table which brings together bishops, staff executives and officers of denominational agencies and representatives of ethnic caucuses and jurisdictions around the world to help guide the mission and ministries of the global church.

Prior to his assignment to the Ohio East Area, Hopkins served the Minnesota Area for eight years after being elected to the episcopacy in 1996. He has also served as pastor of The Methodist Temple in Evansville, Indiana; director of the North Indiana Conference Council on Ministries; campus minister at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana; and as pastor of a two-point charge in LaPorte, Indiana. Bishop Hopkins was instrumental in the formation of Operation Classroom in Sierra Leone and Liberia. His mission travel has also included Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Korea, China, Japan, and Mexico. He holds a master of divinity from Yale Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Hopkins and his wife Elaine are the parents of three adult sons and have two granddaughters.