Orval Butcher
Evangelical pastor
About Orval Butcher
Lived 1917 – 2010 (aged 92).
Orval Butcher (December 1, 1917 Valton, Wisconsin –October 5, 2010) was the founding pastor of Skyline Church located in Lemon Grove, California, a suburb of San Diego. He was senior pastor of the church for 27 years and grew the regular attendance to over 1,100. Butcher was a graduate of Miltonvale Wesleyan College, now part of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. He was known for his outstanding singing voice and spent several years as a traveling evangelist with Billy Graham.
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Who was Orval Butcher?
evangelical pastor (1917-2010)
When was Orval Butcher born?
Orval Butcher was born on 1 December 1917.
When did Orval Butcher die?
Orval Butcher died on 5 October 2010.
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