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<\/a>Rev. and Mrs. James McDowell<\/p><\/div>\n
Rev. James McDowell, former superintendent of the Heartland Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2015. He had undergone surgery on his arm a week earlier to correct an injury sustained in April of this year. A blood clot hit his heart, causing his sudden death.<\/p>\n
James Cordell McDowell was born on January 1, 1942, at Cherryville, Kansas. He described his parents, James Irvin and Goldie McDowell, as good people, though they never attended church. One of James\u2019s aunts took him to Sunday school every week at a Fire-Baptized Holiness Church. During his mid-teens, he began attending the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Cherryville. There he learned the basic principles of the Christian faith and gave his heart to Christ.<\/p>\n
In preparation for fulfilling his calling to preach the gospel, James attended Southwestern College in Oklahoma City. That is where he met and married the love of his life, Thelma Crockell, on June 23, 1962.<\/p>\n
James is predeceased by his parents and one sister, Yvonne Stevenson. He is survived by his wife Thelma; two sons, Jim and William (Misti), one daughter-in-love, Darla; five grandchildren; one brother, Irvin Lee (Beulah) and one sister, Greta Sommers (Mike). Countless other relatives and friends grieve his passing.<\/p>\n
Presiding Bishop Doug Beacham expressed his condolences to the McDowell family:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Rev. James McDowell. I had the privilege of serving with him on the IPHC General Board of Administration and the General Executive Board. He was a kind and gracious man, who was deeply committed to Jesus Christ, his family, and to the IPHC. He faithfully served the Heartland Conference as superintendent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The McDowells raised two sons, Jim and William, yet throughout their ministry, they became spiritual parents and mentors to numerous pastors and other church leaders. In fact, James became known as a \u201cfather to pastors.\u201d At a JoySprings Retreat prior to James\u2019s being elected as conference superintendent, Chuck Pierce (Glory of Zion Ministries) declared a prophecy to this effect over James. He lived to see that word fulfilled in his life.<\/p>\n
The McDowells pastored churches in three states: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. In 1994, James was elected as superintendent of the Heartland Conference. He served in that role and as a member of the General Board of Administration for 12 years before retiring in June of 2006. He was also a member of the General Executive Board and a member of the Board of Regents of Southwestern Christian University.<\/p>\n
Since his retirement, James and Thelma have remained active in various conference and denominational activities. Thelma served as administrative assistant to several IPHC denominational leaders, including\u00a0Bishops B.E. Underwood and Ronald Carpenter, Sr.<\/p>\n
In a message to leaders in the Heartland Conference, Anne Youell, conference WIN director, spoke of the pastors\u2019 sense of loss at the passing of their faithful friend: \u201cOur brother has left his loving imprint upon each of our hearts that will continue to produce fruit for the glory of our Lord as He tarries His coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
A memorial service for Rev. James McDowell will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at River of Life Church in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n
–Shirley G. Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cEstamos profundamente entristecidos por el repentino fallecimiento del Reverendo James McDowell. Tuve el privilegio de servir con \u00e9l en la Junta General de Administraci\u00f3n de IPHC y en la Junta Ejecutiva General. Era un hombre amable y bondadoso, que estaba profundamente comprometido con Jesucristo, su familia y la IPHC. \u00c9l sirvi\u00f3 fielmente a la Conferencia Heartland como superintendente ". <\/blockquote> Los McDowell criaron a dos hijos, Jim y William, sin embargo, a lo largo de su ministerio, se convirtieron en padres espirituales y mentores de numerosos pastores y otros l\u00edderes de la iglesia. De hecho, James se hizo conocido como "padre de los pastores". En un retiro de JoySprings antes de que James fuera elegido como superintendente de la conferencia, Chuck Pierce (Ministerios de la Gloria de Si\u00f3n) declar\u00f3 una profec\u00eda a este respecto sobre James. Vivi\u00f3 para ver esa palabra cumplida en su vida. Los McDowell pastorearon iglesias en tres estados: Kansas, Texas y Oklahoma. En 1994, James fue elegido como superintendente de la Conferencia Heartland. Se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 en ese cargo y fue miembro de la Junta General de Administraci\u00f3n durante 12 a\u00f1os antes de retirarse en junio de 2006. Tambi\u00e9n fue miembro de la Junta Ejecutiva General y miembro de la Junta de Regentes de Southwestern Christian University. Desde su retiro, James y Thelma se han mantenido activos en varias conferencias y actividades denominacionales. Thelma se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como asistente administrativa de varios l\u00edderes denominacionales de la IPHC, incluidos Bishops BE Underwood y Ronald Carpenter, Sr. En un mensaje a los l\u00edderes de la Conferencia Heartland, Anne Youell, directora de la conferencia WIN, habl\u00f3 sobre el sentido de la p\u00e9rdida de los pastores al fallecer su fiel amigo: "Nuestro hermano ha dejado su huella amorosa en cada uno de nuestros corazones que continuar\u00e1 produciendo frutos para la gloria de nuestro Se\u00f1or mientras \u00c9l detiene su venida". Un servicio conmemorativo para el Reverendo James McDowell se llevar\u00e1 a cabo a las 10 am el martes 21 de julio de 2015, en la Iglesia River of Life en la ciudad de Oklahoma. --Shirley G. Spencer<\/em>Cr\u00e9dito de la foto: La familia McDowell. <\/h5>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-8z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}