John Calvin Broomfield (1872–1950) was one of only two Bishops ever elected by the Methodist Protestant Church (M.P.
This U.S. branch of Methodism did not elect Bishops but had Conference Presidents instead.
delegates to the Uniting Conference in Kansas City were authorized to elect two Bishops as their contribution to the episcopacy of the new denomination, The Methodist Church.
John Calvin Broomfield and James Henry Straughn were those elected.
He was also involved in the Religious Work campaign during World War I. Rev.