Gwen Purushotham

Gwen Purushotham
Pastor, Main Street United Methodist Church, Nashua NH

Bible Study Leader

Gwen has served churches in East Hartford, CT, Sudbury, MA, Worcester, MA, and Wayland, MA. She completed eight years as a district superintendent in the New England Conference in 2003. During that time she received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Andover Theological School in supervision.

Gwen joined the staff of General Board of Higher Education and Ministry in Nashville in July 2003 where she served as Director of Clergy Supervision and Accountability. Her responsibilities at GBHEM included developing resources and training for supervision of clergy within the structures of the UMC, providing consultative services for district superintendents and cabinets regarding pastoral supervision, developing resources for ministry assessment. In January 2007, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry published her book entitled Watching Over One Another in Love: A Wesleyan Model of Ministry Assessment.

In July 2008 Gwen was appointed as pastor of Main Street UMC, Nashua New Hampshire.

Gwen’s husband, Sam, is retired from a career in auditing and finances. He enjoys gardening, cooking, eating and conversation with family and friends, music, politics and a wide variety of service in the church. Gwen and Sam have three adult children-- Vikram, Nisha, and Matthew.