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James Thornton was elected superintendent of the Northeast Oklahoma District on 6 June 2026 during the district’s 74th assembly. Thornton currently serves as pastor of Tulsa Hills Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cAnything\u00a0that is\u00a0beautiful\u00a0and\u00a0effective about the church\u00a0is because of the grace of\u00a0Jesus,”\u00a0Thornton said.\u00a0“These are exciting days to be a part of the Northeast Oklahoma District.\u00a0We have a\u00a0strong\u00a0legacy to celebrate and a promising\u00a0future to embrace.”<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A nova designa\u00e7\u00e3o de James entrar\u00e1 em vigor em 6 de julho de 2026. Ele suceder\u00e1 David McKellips, que lidera o Distrito Northeast de Oklahoma desde 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

James \u00e9 bacharel em Teologia e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o Crist\u00e3 (1991) e mestrado em Lideran\u00e7a da Igreja (2009) pela Southern Nazarene University. Al\u00e9m disso, ele possui mestrado em lideran\u00e7a organizacional e comportamento humano (2025) pela Universidade Amberton.<\/p>\n

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He served as a pastor at Colorado Springs Eastborough Church of the Nazarene in Colorado from 1991-93, Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene in Arizona from 1993-1995, and Corvallis Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Oregon from 1995-1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In September of 1997, he was called to be the pastor of Grants Pass Church of the Nazarene in Oregon, serving there until March of 1999. In March of ’99, he was called to pastor Tulsa Hills Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma, where he has served since.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In addition to pastoring the local church, Thornton served as director of the Northeast Oklahoma District’s men’s ministries from 2007-2010, district advisory board in 2006, the board of trustees for Southern Nazarene univeristy since 2022, and as the district secretary since 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jim’s wife, Christine Thornton, also serves on staff at Tulsa Hills Church of the Nazarene and is an ordained deacon in the Church of the Nazarene. Jim and Christine have been married since 1990. Together they have three adult sons, two daugters in law, and five granddaughters.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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