The Louisiana Conference - Bishop Hutchinson

PERSONAL:	Born: November 11, 1941, in Hobbs, New Mexico Married: Kay Aitken Hutchinson, August 30, 1964 Children: John Hutchinson, St. Louis, Missouri; Mark Hutchinson (married to Laura Fernandez Hutchinson; child Madison Ann Hutchinson), Reno, Nevada
EDUCATION & HONORS:	• B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1963 • M.Div, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, 1966 • Honorary Doctor of Divinity, McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, 1987
MINISTRY:	• Ordained deacon 1964 and elder in 1968 in the New Mexico Annual Conference • Pastor, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Hobbs, NM (1966-1969) • Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Marfa, TX (1969 – 1973) • Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Artesia, NM (1973 – 1979) • Senior Pastor, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Las Cruces, NM (1979 – 1986) • Odessa District Superintendent (1986 – 1989) • Senior Pastor, Central United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, NM (1989 – 1997) • Executive Director, New Mexico Conference Methodist Foundation (1997 – 2000) • Bishop, Louisiana Annual Conference (2000-present)
MEMBER:	• General Conference Delegate 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 • South Central Jurisdiction Delegate 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 • Member: General Board of Discipleship ( 1996 – present) • Member: Management Team, National Association of United Methodist Foundations, (1998 – present) • Member: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry ( 1988 – 1996) • Design Team and Faculty Member: Annual Training Event for New District Superintendents and Conference Council Directors (1988 – 1992) • Design Team: International Clergywomen's Consultation, 1991 Chair, Design Team: EXPLORATION '94 and EXPLORATION '96 (National convocations for youth and young adults considering ordained ministry) • Member: Jurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy (1992 – present) • Coordinator: South Central Jurisdiction United Methodist Foundation Directors (1998 – present) • Dean: The New Mexico Annual Conference Cabinet (1988 – 1989) • Chair: Annual Conference Council on Ministries (1984 – 1990) • Chair: New Church Development Committee (1990-1992) • Chair: Conference Council on Finance and Administration (1992 – 1997) • Chair: Annual Conference Committee on the Episcopacy (1992 – present) • Member: The New Mexico Conference Leadership Team (1992 – present) • Member: Bishop's Ministry Cabinet (1998 – present)
OTHER:	• Spiritual Director: New Mexico Conference Board, Walk to Emmaus ( 1988 – 1990) • Spiritual Director: Kairos • Spiritual Director: Chrysalis • Delegate Austral-Asia Seminar and Fiji, Institute for World Evangelism, 1985 • Delegate, International Seminar, Institute for World Evangelism, 1987 • Trustee: McMurry University, Abilene, Texas (1986 – 1992)