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Born on May 4, 1948, in Oklahoma City, Hays' parents divorced when he was three years old and he was raised by his mother, a Methodist church organist. [1] Although he spent much time in the church, he rejected Christianity in his youth, believing that its adherents were hypocritical.
From 1984 to 1995 he was professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary. [1] [3] He is currently "Jean R. Amos" Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary (1995-) [1] [3] [4] Witherington has also taught at Vanderbilt University, and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland.
His daughter, Marianne, joined the Christian Reformed Church in North America with her husband, William Radius. Bernardus Vos joined Gresham Machen's newly formed church, which was later renamed as the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1939. [5] On August 13, 1949, Vos passed away in Hessel Convalescent Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In 2010, The United Methodist Church had 61 congregations and 21,450 members in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan area. [ 76 ] On October 2, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a temple to be built in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-20613-2. OCLC 51752410. ——— (2008). On Being a Christian: thoughts from John the Apostle. Wilmore, KY: Francis Asbury Press. ISBN 978-0-915-14312-2. OCLC 423081670. ——— (2009). The Bible Among the Myths: unique revelation or just ancient literature?. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
J. Ellsworth Kalas (February 14, 1923 – November 12, 2015) was a president and a professor of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.He also served as pastor for 38 years in the Wisconsin and Ohio Conferences of the United Methodist Church and was associated for 5 years with the World Methodist Council.
156 Valley Ave SW, Grand Rapids Established in 1904 [11] [12] St. Alphonsus 224 Carrier St NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1888 [13] St. Anthony of Padua 2510 Richmond NW, Grand Rapids Established in 1906 [14] St. Isidore 628 Diamond Ave NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1897 [15] St. Jude 1120 Four Mile NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1946 [16 ...
A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada (2nd updated ed.). Grand Rapids, Mi: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. ISBN 978-0-8028-7490-0. Urban, Hugh B. (2015). New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements: Alternative Spirituality in Contemporary America. Berkeley, Ca: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28117-2