Arlene White Lawrence

Arlene Hart White Lawrence (November 11, 1916 – November 10, 1990) was a bishop and the third president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church, a Protestant denomination which in 1966 operated church congregations, missionary homes, radio stations, publishing operations, farms, schools and colleges from 54 properties around the world. The denomination was founded in Denver, Colorado, by her grandmother, Alma Bridwell White, the first woman to become a bishop in the US. She believed that "activities such as gambling and dancing take time from the really important activities of life".

Biography She was born on November 11, 1916, the daughter of Kathleen Merrell and Arthur Kent White (1889-1981). Her siblings include Horace White (1920-?) who married Evelyn and lived in California; Constance White (1924- ) who married David Brown; and Pauline White (1927-2019) a pastor, who married Robert B. Dallenbach, a bishop in the church in Denver.

She married E. Jerry Lawrence, a bishop in the church.

Publications/media Come Along (1956) Lady Blue Bell's Forest Banquet (1973) Vantage Press, 44 pages Weekly News and Notes column in the Pillar of Fire magazine Hosted Saturday morning children's bible story program on WAWZ-FM