{"id":248,"date":"2025-02-13T00:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T21:39:32","slug":"about-bishop-david-graves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twkumc.org\/es\/about-us\/about-bishop-david-graves\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre el obispo David Graves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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El obispo David Graves se convirti\u00f3 en el l\u00edder episcopal de la nueva \u00c1rea Episcopal Kentucky-Tennessee de la Iglesia Metodista Unida el 1 de septiembre de 2024. En ese cargo, sirve a la Conferencia de Tennessee-Kentucky Occidental, a la Conferencia Misionera de los Apalaches Centrales y a la Conferencia de Kentucky.<\/p>

Anteriormente fue l\u00edder episcopal de la Conferencia de Alabama Oeste-Florida y de la Conferencia del Sur de Georgia de la Iglesia Metodista Unida.<\/p>

La pasi\u00f3n del obispo David Graves es compartir a Jes\u00fas, ver lo que se pasa por alto, unirse a Dios para transformar vidas y cambiar el mundo persona a persona. Su estudio del liderazgo impregna todo su trabajo como pastor, superintendente de distrito y obispo. Como pastor, el obispo Graves dirigi\u00f3 una iglesia de peque\u00f1a membres\u00eda hasta convertirla en una congregaci\u00f3n de tama\u00f1o medio y, m\u00e1s tarde, una iglesia de tama\u00f1o medio hasta convertirla en una congregaci\u00f3n de gran membres\u00eda. Tiene coraz\u00f3n y manos para las misiones y ha dirigido varios equipos misioneros a corto plazo (locales, nacionales e internacionales). El modelo misionero de Hechos 1:8 cobr\u00f3 vida en las iglesias a las que ha servido. Estas iglesias recaudaron cientos de miles de d\u00f3lares para el trabajo misionero, adem\u00e1s de capacitar a los laicos en el ministerio pr\u00e1ctico.<\/p>

Como superintendente de distrito, el obispo Graves puso en marcha una estrategia de distrito que dot\u00f3 tanto al clero como a los laicos de herramientas de liderazgo para un ministerio eficaz y vital. Esta estrategia revitaliz\u00f3 varias iglesias que experimentaron un crecimiento en la asistencia al culto y la membres\u00eda; la Escuela Dominical y el discipulado en grupos peque\u00f1os; las ofrendas misionales y las profesiones de fe. En la v\u00edspera de Navidad de 2014, a trav\u00e9s de una ofrenda distrital, el Distrito Kingsport generosamente dio m\u00e1s $230,000 para la Asociaci\u00f3n Distrital con Giru, Sud\u00e1n del Sur.<\/p>

Antes de ser elegido obispo en 2016, el obispo Graves fue pastor principal de la Iglesia Metodista Unida Church Street en Knoxville, Tennessee. Antes de eso, sirvi\u00f3 seis a\u00f1os como superintendente de distrito para el Distrito Kingsport de la Conferencia Holston de la Iglesia Metodista Unida. En 2011 y 2012, sirvi\u00f3 como Decano del Gabinete. Ha sido pastor ordenado en la Iglesia Metodista Unida durante m\u00e1s de 35 a\u00f1os y anteriormente fue pastor principal de la Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ooltewah, una iglesia de gran membres\u00eda en Chattanooga, Tennessee, durante 11 a\u00f1os. Anteriormente, fue pastor de dos iglesias de la zona de Kingsport, St. Matthew y Mountain View United Methodist. Matthew y Mountain View United Methodist. Form\u00f3 parte del personal y recibi\u00f3 su primer nombramiento en la Iglesia Metodista Unida de Hixson, en la zona de Chattanooga, donde sirvi\u00f3 durante 11 a\u00f1os.<\/p>

El obispo Graves es natural de Knoxville (Tennessee) y se licenci\u00f3 en Ciencias Empresariales por la Universidad de Tennessee (Knoxville) y en Divinidad por la Facultad de Teolog\u00eda Candler de la Universidad Emory de Atlanta (Georgia).<\/p>

\u00c9l y su esposa Nancy tienen dos hijos, Casey y Gregg. Casey est\u00e1 casada con su marido Bryan, y residen en Kingsport con su hijo Brooks y su hija Lucy. Gregg reside en Chattanooga.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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