Julius C. Trimble

Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the United Methodist Bishop in the State of Indiana. Prior to this appointment, he was the bishop of the Iowa area for the past eight years. A native of Chicago, Trimble was ordained deacon and elder in the Northern Illinois Conference where he served two churches before transferring to the East Ohio Conference. He served churches in the Cleveland, Ohio, area and as District Superintendent of the Cleveland District. He received training in faith-based community organizing and served as president of the Westside Eastside Community Action Network in Cleveland, Ohio, a faith-based community organization addressing issues of safety, economic development, and public education.