Background
Yeakel, Joseph Hughes was born on March 12, 1928 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Claude Harrison and Florence Mae (Hughes) Yeakel.
Yeakel, Joseph Hughes was born on March 12, 1928 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Claude Harrison and Florence Mae (Hughes) Yeakel.
Bachelor of Arts, Lebanon Valley College, 1949; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Lebanon Valley College, 1968; Master of Divinity, United Theological Seminary, 1952; honorary Doctor of Laws, Otterbein College S.T.D. (honorary), Keuka College.
Ordained to ministry, United Methodist Church, 1952; student assistant pastor, Euclid Avenue Evangelical United Brethren Church, Dayton, Ohio., 1949-1952; assistant pastor, Otterbein Evangelical United Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1952-1955; pastor, Messiah Evangelical United Brethren Church, York, Pennsylvania, 1955-1961; pastor, Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1961-1963; assistant secretary, General Board Evangelism, Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1963-1965; executive secretary, General Board Evangelism, Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1965-1968; general secretary General Board Evangelism, United Methodist Church, Nashville, 1968-1972; bishop New York West area, United Methodist Church, 1972-1984; bishop Washington area, United Methodist Church, since 1984.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, Seabees, 1945-1946, PTO.
Married Lois Josephine Shank, March 26, 1948. Children— Claudia Jo, Joseph Douglas, Joanna Irene, Mary Jo, Jody Lucile.
