Schofield was the rector of St. Columba's Inverness in the Episcopal Diocese of California.

Bishop John-David Schofield was a Gospel man in whom the Anglican renewal (Anglo-Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic) flowed together without contradiction to the glory of God.

A fellow priest of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), he was gentle, kind and courageous, often very funny, and always encouraging others to trust in God’s goodness and love.

The diocese was a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America in June 2009.

[3] He served as the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin until his retirement in 2011, remaining as bishop-in-residence until his death.