American to hold this position in the entire United Methodist Church. Following this, he was appointed pastor of a church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, from which he was elected a bishop in July 1992. He served the New York West Episcopal Area from 1992 to 2000, and in 2000 became bishop of the Pittsburgh Area. He retired in 2004. In January 2005, a disciplinary complaint was brought against Bishop Kim. The details of the charges were handled in accordance with confidentiality requirements of the United Methodist Book of Discipline and were not disclosed. However, on August 30, 2005, Bishop Peter D. Weaver, then president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, announced the resignation of Bishop Kim as a part of the resolution process. The resignation was to be effective September 1, 2005. Though he resigned from the United Methodist episcopacy, he retained his clergy credentials. In July 2008 he became the pastor of a very small United Methodist church. Bishop Kim liked to write poems. He translated many Korean hymns into English, two of which are in the United Methdodist Hymnal: Lonely the Boat and Mountains are All Aglow. He has written other hymns in English. Personal life Kim was married to Wha-Sei Park Kim (박화세). They had three children: Eugene (김유진), Eusun (김유선), and Eumi (김유미). He died on November 3, 2020, in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Selected writings Ten Ideas for Evangelism and Church Growth Korean-American Ministries Class Meeting for Church Growth Becoming Disciples (in Korean) See also List of bishops of the United Methodist Church References The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church United Methodist News Service 2008 Journal and Yearbook of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church. 1935 births 2020 deaths American writers of Korean descent Korean–English translators Christian hymnwriters American religious writers American poets Korean-language writers Translators from Korean American translators Converts to Methodism United Methodist bishops of the Northeastern Jurisdiction South Korean United Methodists People from Seoul South Korean emigrants to the United States Drew University alumni