Career
Prior to his service as a bishop of the church he served three Free Methodist congregations -- Lexington, Kentucky, during his seminary years (1953-1956), New Westminster, British Columbia, (1956-1961), and the Greenville College church in Greenville, Illinois, (1961-1974), totalling 21 years. He also authored a book entitled, Counterfeit: The Lie of Living Together Unmarried. Bastian"s new book, God"s House Rules, a book about biblical principles for family life, was released in 2007.
Bastian earned his Bachelor of Arts from Greenville College, the Bachelor of Divinity (comparable to today"s Master of Divinity) from Asbury Theological Seminary and has been awarded four honorary doctorates.
Bastian was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. Donald Bastian is married to the former Kathleen Swallow, and has four children.
