James Boye-Caulker had the sacred call to the ordained ministry and responded by enrolling at the Sierra Leone Theological College where he read for the Higher Certificate in Pastoral Studies (HCPS) from 1987-1990. He was appointed Student Union President at the Sierra Leone Theological Hall and Church Training Centre in 1989. James Boye-Caulker has spent well over 30 years doing God's work and se
rving United Methodists in both Sierra Leone and Liberia.
1992 to 1994 - Assistant Pastor, Kercher UM Church Kenema District; 1994 to1996 - Pastor in Charge, Kercher UMC Kenema District; 1996 to 2002 - Pastor in Charge, Trebes UM Church Bo District; 2002 to 2006 - District Superintendent, Kenema District; 2006 to 2008 - Senior Pastor A.P. Camphor UM Church, Monrovia Liberia; 2008 to 2012 - Pastor in Charge, Bishop Baughman UM Church Freetown; 2012 to 2016 - Pastor in Charge and Circuit Minister, King Mem UM Church Freetown; 2016 to date - District Superintendent Western District. James Boye Caulker overwhelmingly won the Episcopal nomination, receiving 246 valid votes, making him the leading candidate for Bishop of UMC/SLAC. James Boye-Caulker is currently serving as District Superintendent for the Western District, Cabinet Representative to the Board of the Ordained Ministry, and Board Chairman of the Lowell & Ruth Gess Eye Hospital Local Management Committee, Kissy, Freetown. James Boye-Caulker holds Higher Certificate in Pastoral Studies (HCPS) from Sierra Leone Theological College, Diploma in Theology from Cliff College in England, a Master of Philosophy degree in Theology from the University of Sierra Leone, and is currently a PhD candidate at the Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.
