Woodie W. White
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Woodie Walter White (born 1935) is an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.
Birth and family
Woodie was born on August 27, 1935, in New York City. He is married to the former Jennie (Kim) Tolson, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. She attended Clark University in Worcester, and holds degrees from Howard Community College and Towson University. An elementary school teacher, Mrs. White was honored as the 1992 "Teacher of the Year" by the Springfield, Illinois School District. The Whites have four daughters: Kimberly Yvette, Hope Angela, Valerie Elizabeth, and Sharon Denise, and one son, Bryan Michael.
Education
Woodie graduated from the
When the United Methodist Church established a General Commission on Religion and Race in 1968, Rev. White became its first General Secretary, serving in that capacity until 1984. The North Central
Bishop White holds
In addition to professional honors, Bishop White was on a four-person task force to examine racism and race relations in Australia and New Zealand for the Committee to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches. He participated in preaching missions in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. He has served as part-time faculty at Wesley Theological Seminary and at Howard University School of Religion. He is currently the bishop-in-residence at Candler School of Theology. He has written extensively for denominational and ecumenical periodicals, and is coauthor of Racial Transition in the Church, Confessions of a Prairie Pilgrim, and Conversations of the Heart.
In retirement, Bishop White serves as Bishop-In-Residence at the
Selected writings
- Confessions of a Prairie Pilgrim, Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1987, ISBN 0-687-09391-0
See also
References
- InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [1]
- The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church [2]