About JCBS
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Joseph H. Bullington, Jr.

Curriculum Vitae

?     Education

Luverne High SchoolLuverne, Alabama (1961)

Young Harris College – Young Harris, Georgia (AA, 1963)

Birmingham Southern College – Birmingham, Alabama (BA, magna cum laude,1965)

Candler School of Theology – Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia (MDiv, magna cum laude, 1968)

?     Honors

Phi Beta Kappa, Birmingham Southern College

Theta Phi (National Theological Honor Society), Emory University

?     Ordination and Conference Membership (Alabama-West Florida Conference – UMC)

Deacon and Probationary Member, 1966

Elder and Full Connection, 1969

?     Pastoral Service

Pleasant Hill UMC – Ozark, Alabama (1968-69)

First UMC – Dothan, Alabama (Associate Pastor, 1969-1971)

Alco and Pollard UMC’s – Brewton and Pollard, Alabama (1971-1972)

Trinity UMC – Fort Walton Beach, Florida (1972-1978)

Cokesbury UMC – Pensacola, Florida (1978-1990)

Covenant UMC – Dothan, Alabama (1990-1994)

Fairhope UMC – Fairhope, Alabama (1994-2009)

Retired – 2009

?     Post-Retirement

Adjunct Faculty – Jerusalem Center For Biblical Studies – 2009-Present

Educational Opportunities Tours Hospitality Staff – Tiberias and Jerusalem, Israel and Steinach am Brenner, Austria – 2009-2011

?     Conference and General Church

Delegate to General Conference – 1988

Delegate to Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference – 1988, 1992

Member of General Council on Ministries – 1988-1992

Served in leadership capacities on the following agencies of the Alabama-West Florida Conference:

Board of Education – 1972-1980

Committee on Camping, Chairman – 1972-1976

Board of Ordained Ministry – 1980-1988

Joint Review Committee, Chairman – 1984-1988

Conference Council on Ministries – 1988-2000

Conference Vision 2000 Task Force – 1992-2000

Conference Council on Finance and Administration – 2002-Present

Trustee, Birmingham Southern College – 1990-1999

Director, United Methodist Children’s Home, 2002-Present

Member of Task Force on Conference Office Consolidation and Relocation – 2004-Present

Member, World Methodist Council – 1991-2001

Leader, Russia Initiative – Led first missions into Kirov, Russia in 1993 and 1994

 

 

?     Community Leadership

Pensacola North Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow

Panhandle Tiger Bay Club, Pensacola, Florida

Director, Association for Retarded Citizens, Escambia – Pensacola, Florida, 1984-1987

Member, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Mental Health Planning Council for First District of Florida – 1985-1988 (Citizens’ Advisory Council to Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services)

Dothan Rotary Club

Fairhope Rotary Club, President, 2001-2002

 

?     Musical Background

Tenor

Studied voice with Dr. William Baxter, Birmingham Southern College

Soloist with Birmingham Southern College Concert Choir

Soloist with various civic choral groups over the years

 

?     Family

Son of United Methodist Minister with 53 years of active service in the Alabama-West Florida Conference, Joseph H. Bullington, Sr.

Married to former Marilyn Louise McKinney of Birmingham, December 21, 1965

Two sons: Paul Edmund (February 7, 1972) and Andrew Brandon (March 16, 1976)

Three grandchildren: Wilson Douglas Bullington (January 10, 2000), Anne Lois Bullington (December 8, 2001), and Abigail Elizabeth Bullington (July 21, 2004).

 

 

Revised: October 11, 2010