Rockland United Methodist Church
Staff & Leaders

Bill Faupel

Pastor Bill Faupel has been with Rockland since July 2009. He is a part-time Pastor who has a full-time ministry at both Rockland and Wesley Theological Seminary. At Wesley, he is a Director of the Library and a Professor of the History of Christianity. He is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church of the USA. Prior to joining Wesley Theological Seminary in 2004 he served on the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore Kentucky for thirty-five years. He specializes in 19th and 20th century church history. His current project is a biography of John Alexander Dowie,founder of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of Zion. Education: Central Bible College, A.B. Asbury Theological Seminary, M.Div. University of Kentucky, M.S.L.S. University of Birmingham, England, Ph.D.