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May 21, 2001
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Ned Steele named Vincennes District United Methodist superintendent
Indiana Bishop Woodie W. White has appointed the Rev. Nelson (Ned) Steele as the next superintendent of the United Methodist Church's Vincennes District, effective June 16.
Currently, Steele is Executive Director of Indianapolis Metro Ministries, having held this position for eight years. Metro Ministries works directly with Fletcher Place Community Center and Adult Center for Education, Brightwood Community Center, Helping Hands Work Project, Vida Nueva Hispanic Ministries and the Committee for New Ministries.
Steele will follow the Rev. Allen Amstutz who has served as the Vincennes superintendent since 1994. Amstutz is now the new senior pastor of Old Bethel UMC, Indianapolis.
Vincennes District is comprised of 80 United Methodist churches with a combined membership of 9,793. The geographical area includes Dubois, Davies, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Pike, and Sullivan Counties.
Prior to directing Metro Ministries, Steele served as pastor of Gobin Memorial UMC, Bethel UMC, Park Place UMC, Bellaire UMC and Edgewood UMC.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Indianapolis and holds a master of divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. In 1979, Steele was ordained an elder of the South Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.
In recent years, Steele has served on Indianapolis' Faith and Families Steering Committee, Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP), Methodist Hospital Community Benefits Committee, the South Conference's Section on New Church Development, the Board of Church Growth and Evangelism, and the Congregations Advisory Council.
Many know Ned Steele from his radio and television days. During the late 1970's and throughout the 1980's, Steele was the co-host of Lessons for Living, a television program airing on WTTV, Indianapolis. For five years (1988-1992), he hosted a radio program on WICR called The Word and Music.
On his upcoming appointment, Steele said, "I'm looking forward to my new responsibilities with excitement. It will be a chance to do ministry in a way I haven't before." He looks forward to the opportunity to work with local churches in the district.
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