Hardy C. Powers was a minister and general superintendent

General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)

General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....

 in the Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene

The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...

. A native of Texas, Dr. Hardy C. Powers was converted in the Alhambra, California, Church of the Nazarene, and took theological training for the ministry at Pasadena College in Pasadena, California. After 12 years in the pastorate and 8 years as superintendent of the Iowa District, Dr. Powers was elected to the general superintendency in 1944, and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1968. He was general superintendent emeritus until his death in 1972.