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Lynn Gray Gordon

1912 – 2003

American pastor, Christian educator, army chaplain, and college president

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About Lynn Gray Gordon

Lived 1912 – 2003 (aged 91).

Lynn Gray Gordon, D.D., (April 8, 1912 – June 14, 2003) was an American pastor, Christian educator, army chaplain, and college president.

Education Lynn Gray Gordon was born on April 8, 1912, in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, US.

He received his A.B. (Chem) from Texas Technological College in 1933, and M. Div. from Faith Theological Seminary in May 1949.

He served in the Texas State Department of Health as a sanitary engineer for 5 years, during which time the state sent him to study at Vanderbilt University for one semester (1937), and at the Harvard University Graduate School of Public Health for one year (1938).

Chaplaincy Following the outbreak of World War II, he served in the Army as a major, sanitary engineer, ending up in the Philippines in 1946. He also served as a US Army chaplain (lieutenant colonel) in Korea.

Ministry Gordon served in the following capacity: General Secretary, The Independent Board for Presbyterian Home Missions (IBPHM) 1962 – 1968 Vice President, Board of Directors, IBPHM : 1970-? General Secretary, The Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions (IBPFM) 1969 – 1990 President, IBPFM: 1972 – 1995 President Emeritus of IBPFM : 1995 – 2003 President, The Associated Missions of the International Council of Christian Churches 1960-2003 Second Vice President and Member of Executive Committee of the International Council of Christian Churches

Publications Gordon, Lynn Gray. World's Greatest Truths. Singapore: Far Eastern Bible College Press, 1999.

Death He died on June 14, 2003, in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States. He is survived by his wife Maurine Ethlyn Ford, in Borger, Texas, whom he married on May 26, 1935.

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Vanderbilt University, Faith Theological Seminary, Texas Technological College

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American pastor, Christian educator, army chaplain, and college president

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Lynn Gray Gordon was born on 8 April 1912 in Waxahachie.

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Lynn Gray Gordon died on 14 June 2003 in Melbourne, Florida.

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