trial involving then-pastor Jimmy Creech, who was eventually stripped of his clergy credentials for performing a same-gender union service (a violation of U.M. Church law). Death and funeral Bishop Hodapp died at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, aged 82. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. Episcopal remembrance Bishop Hodapp has been described as a steady, consistent and faithful leader for the U.M. Church. Then current bishop of the Indiana Episcopal Area, Michael J. Coyner when he received word of Hodapp's death, said: See also List of bishops of the United Methodist Church Notes References "Bishop Leroy Hodapp dies at age 82". United Methodist News Service. The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. External links Photo of Bishop Hodapp. Retrieved 3 March 2007. 1923 births 2006 deaths Drew University alumni People from Evansville, Indiana People from Seymour, Indiana United Methodist bishops of the North Central Jurisdiction People from Franklin, Indiana 20th-century American clergy