Dr. Nina G. Gunter
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Dr. Nina G. Gunter is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. She was elected at the 26th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2005, the first woman to be honored with the highest office in the church. At the time of her election, she was serving as general director of Nazarene Missions International (NMI), a position she had held since 1986. During her tenure, she initiated many missions programs, and the annual giving to missions increased from approximately $30 million to $62 million. She is a respected leader, motivational speaker, and inspiring visionary.

Dr. Gunter has her bachelor’s degree from Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) in Nashville, Tennessee, and a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. An ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, she served as co-pastor with her husband in Tennessee, Missouri, and South Carolina.

She was honored by TNU with a doctor of divinity degree, being the first woman to receive such recognition from the university. She is listed among Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and Outstanding Young Women of America. She was elected by Trevecca alumni as the Ministerial Alumnus of the Year in 1990. She was named by Nazarene Bible College as the 2005 T. W. Willingham “Preacher of the Year.”

Dr. Gunter was called to preach at 14 years of age. When she told her pastor on Sunday night that she had received a call to preach, he asked her to speak in the following church service. Thus began her many years of ministry.

Dr. Gunter’s wide experience in NMI has given a grassroots perspective. She served as NMI president for 15 years on the South Carolina District. In 1976 she was elected to the General NMI Council as representative for the Southeast Region, serving in that capacity for 9 years, whereupon she was elected general NMI director.

Among her writings are the following books: The Traveler’s Psalm, Our Defining Moment, and Christian Perfection.

Dr. Gunter is married to Dr. D. Moody Gunter. They have two married sons, Dwight and Dwayne, and four grandchildren, all of whom serve the Lord in the Church of the Nazarene.