J. Timothy White, pastor of the Dallas, Texas, Central Church of the Nazarene, passed away September 3 at age 64. While he had been seriously ill for several months, his passing was unexpected. 

Pastor Tim's life work centered around his devotion to family, ministry, and education. He attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in religion. Following a second master's degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary, Pastor Tim obtained a Doctorate in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Kansas. He was involved in alumni activities in all three schools and taught ministerial studies classes on the Dallas District.

First receiving a minister's license in 1973 on the Northeast Oklahoma District, Pastor Tim served at churches in Vinita and Woodward, Oklahoma, and Kansas City and Severy in Kansas. He was ordained on the Dallas District in 1990 and went on to serve as pastor at Abundant Life Church of the Nazarene in McPherson, Kansas, and Pryor, Oklahoma, Church of the Nazarene before he accepted the senior pastor role at Dallas Central in 2003. 

Pastor Tim was well-known and admired on the Dallas District. He was involved in numerous district committees and projects, including serving on the Board of Ministerial Studies and as a board member for Peniel School of Ministry. He enjoyed teaching and mentoring ministers-in-training as well as researching and writing articles for Herald of Holiness (now Holiness Today), studies on the life of early Nazarene church leaders Hiram F. Reynolds and others, and authoring a book on Paul the Apostle.  

He is survived by his wife, Kathy (Reinking) White, his two children, David White and Elizabeth White Thompson, and grandson Jackson White.

His was a life well lived, a life lived for others. His was a life lived for Jesus Christ. Pastor Tim will be deeply missed by his family, the Dallas Central church family, the district family, and a host of friends and colleagues whose lives he touched. See a complete obituary at the Williams Funeral Home website here. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Dallas Central Church of the Nazarene. 

The family will receive visitors at Williams Funeral Home, 1600 S. Garland Avenue, Garland TX 75040, September 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 a.m. at the Dallas Central Church of the Nazarene, 7979 East R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75228.

--Dallas District via NCN News submissions