Our District Leadership
District Superintendent
Dr. David E. Downs
Dr. David Downs and his wife, Susan, live in the Fort Worth, Texas, area. He became District Superintendent of the West Texas District in September 2011 after serving as Superintendent of the East Ohio District for 10 years.
He previously pastored in Texas at Dallas First Church before moving to Canton, Ohio, to serve as the pastor of Canton First Church. He was elected East Ohio District Superintendent in the summer of 2001. His early pastorates included churches in Oklahoma, Missouri, Massachusetts, and New York.
David and his wife, Susan, also served for 5 years as Nazarene missionaries in South Korea, where David was a professor at Korea Nazarene Theological College (now Korea Nazarene University).
He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in religion, and of Nazarene Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
David served for five years as the board chair of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He recently completed six years of service as the board chair of Nazarene Theological Seminary.
He has served on the General Board, the DSAC (District Superintendents Advisory Council), and the RCOSAC (Regional Course of Study Advisory Committee).
His wife, Susan, recently retired from her career as Senior Fiction Editor for Guideposts Publications, but she continues to serve as a contract editor for Guideposts and Bethany House publishers. She is also a multi-published author. She formerly served as a licensed social worker and International Adoption Program Coordinator.
The Downs have five adult children and five grandchildren, including 16-year-old Malakai, who they are raising.
He previously pastored in Texas at Dallas First Church before moving to Canton, Ohio, to serve as the pastor of Canton First Church. He was elected East Ohio District Superintendent in the summer of 2001. His early pastorates included churches in Oklahoma, Missouri, Massachusetts, and New York.
David and his wife, Susan, also served for 5 years as Nazarene missionaries in South Korea, where David was a professor at Korea Nazarene Theological College (now Korea Nazarene University).
He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in religion, and of Nazarene Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
David served for five years as the board chair of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He recently completed six years of service as the board chair of Nazarene Theological Seminary.
He has served on the General Board, the DSAC (District Superintendents Advisory Council), and the RCOSAC (Regional Course of Study Advisory Committee).
His wife, Susan, recently retired from her career as Senior Fiction Editor for Guideposts Publications, but she continues to serve as a contract editor for Guideposts and Bethany House publishers. She is also a multi-published author. She formerly served as a licensed social worker and International Adoption Program Coordinator.
The Downs have five adult children and five grandchildren, including 16-year-old Malakai, who they are raising.
District Superintendent
Dr. David E. Downs
Dr. David Downs and his wife, Susan, live in the Fort Worth, Texas, area. He became District Superintendent of the West Texas District in September 2011 after serving as Superintendent of the East Ohio District for 10 years.
He previously pastored in Texas at Dallas First Church before moving to Canton, Ohio, to serve as the pastor of Canton First Church. He was elected East Ohio District Superintendent in the summer of 2001. His early pastorates included churches in Oklahoma, Missouri, Massachusetts, and New York.
David and his wife, Susan, also served for 5 years as Nazarene missionaries in South Korea, where David was a professor at Korea Nazarene Theological College (now Korea Nazarene University).
He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in religion, and of Nazarene Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
David served for five years as the board chair of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He recently completed six years of service as the board chair of Nazarene Theological Seminary.
He has served on the General Board, the DSAC (District Superintendents Advisory Council), and the RCOSAC (Regional Course of Study Advisory Committee).
His wife, Susan, recently retired from her career as Senior Fiction Editor for Guideposts Publications, but she continues to serve as a contract editor for Guideposts and Bethany House publishers. She is also a multi-published author. She formerly served as a licensed social worker and International Adoption Program Coordinator.
The Downs have five adult children and five grandchildren, including 16-year-old Malakai, who they are raising.
He previously pastored in Texas at Dallas First Church before moving to Canton, Ohio, to serve as the pastor of Canton First Church. He was elected East Ohio District Superintendent in the summer of 2001. His early pastorates included churches in Oklahoma, Missouri, Massachusetts, and New York.
David and his wife, Susan, also served for 5 years as Nazarene missionaries in South Korea, where David was a professor at Korea Nazarene Theological College (now Korea Nazarene University).
He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in religion, and of Nazarene Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
David served for five years as the board chair of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He recently completed six years of service as the board chair of Nazarene Theological Seminary.
He has served on the General Board, the DSAC (District Superintendents Advisory Council), and the RCOSAC (Regional Course of Study Advisory Committee).
His wife, Susan, recently retired from her career as Senior Fiction Editor for Guideposts Publications, but she continues to serve as a contract editor for Guideposts and Bethany House publishers. She is also a multi-published author. She formerly served as a licensed social worker and International Adoption Program Coordinator.
The Downs have five adult children and five grandchildren, including 16-year-old Malakai, who they are raising.