Welch was born 7 November 1862 in New York City, New York. He was a son of Peter A. and Mary L. (née Loveland) Welch. Herbert married Adelaide Frances McGee 3 June 1890. They had two daughters: Dorothy McGee Welch and Eleanor Loveland Welch.
Welch entered the New York Annual Conference of the M.E. Church and was appointed to Bedford Station in 1890. In 1892 he was appointed pastor of St. Luke's M.E. Church in New York City. He then transferred to the New York East Annual Conference, where he was appointed successively to: Summerfield in Brooklyn, 1893–98; Middletown, Connecticut, 1898–1903; and the Chester Hill M.E. Church in Mt. Vernon, New York, 1903–05.
In 1905 Welch transferred his conference membership again, this time to the West Ohio Annual Conference, when he was named the president of Ohio Wesleyan University. He served as president until becoming bishop in 1916.
During 1907–1908, Welch was president of the Association of Ohio College Presidents and Deans. He was also the president of the Methodist Social Service from 1909 to 1912, and later served as chairman of the Methodist Commission for Overseas Relief, 1940–1948.
Episcopal ministryedit
Welch was elected and consecrated a bishop by the M.E. General Conference of 1916. He served in this capacity for 53 years until his death at the age of 106 in 1969.
His first episcopal assignment was to Korea and Japan (the Seoulepiscopal area), where he served for twelve years. From 1928 until 1932 he was assigned the Pittsburgh area. In 1932 he was sent to China for his last assignment. He retired in 1936 from the active episcopacy.
herbert, george, welch, november, 1862, april, 1969, american, bishop, methodist, episcopal, church, methodist, church, united, methodist, church, elected, episcopacy, 1916, also, distinguished, himself, methodist, pastor, fifth, president, ohio, wesleyan, uni. Herbert George Welch November 7 1862 April 4 1969 was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church 1 He was elected to the episcopacy in 1916 He also distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor and as the fifth President of Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio Bishop Herbert George Welch c 1916 Contents 1 Birth and family 2 Education 3 Ordained and academic ministry 4 Episcopal ministry 5 References 6 See alsoBirth and family editWelch was born 7 November 1862 in New York City New York He was a son of Peter A and Mary L nee Loveland Welch Herbert married Adelaide Frances McGee 3 June 1890 They had two daughters Dorothy McGee Welch and Eleanor Loveland Welch Education editWelch attended the Brooklyn College and Polytechnic Institute now NYU Poly in 1882 He earned the B A degree from Wesleyan University in 1887 He earned an M A from Wesleyan in 1890 He attended Drew Theological Seminary Madison New Jersey earning the B D degree in 1890 He did postgraduate work at Oxford University in 1903 Ordained and academic ministry editWelch entered the New York Annual Conference of the M E Church and was appointed to Bedford Station in 1890 In 1892 he was appointed pastor of St Luke s M E Church in New York City He then transferred to the New York East Annual Conference where he was appointed successively to Summerfield in Brooklyn 1893 98 Middletown Connecticut 1898 1903 and the Chester Hill M E Church in Mt Vernon New York 1903 05 In 1905 Welch transferred his conference membership again this time to the West Ohio Annual Conference when he was named the president of Ohio Wesleyan University He served as president until becoming bishop in 1916 During 1907 1908 Welch was president of the Association of Ohio College Presidents and Deans He was also the president of the Methodist Social Service from 1909 to 1912 and later served as chairman of the Methodist Commission for Overseas Relief 1940 1948 Episcopal ministry editWelch was elected and consecrated a bishop by the M E General Conference of 1916 He served in this capacity for 53 years until his death at the age of 106 in 1969 His first episcopal assignment was to Korea and Japan the Seoul episcopal area where he served for twelve years From 1928 until 1932 he was assigned the Pittsburgh area In 1932 he was sent to China for his last assignment He retired in 1936 from the active episcopacy References edit Short Roy Hunter 1980 History of the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church 1939 1979 Nashville Tennessee Abingdon Press p 218 ISBN 0 687 17190 3 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Herbert George Welch news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message See also editList of bishops of the United Methodist Church nbsp This article about an individual bishop of a bishopric from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Methodist bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert George Welch amp oldid 1169573072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
