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Edward D. Auchard
Edward D Auchard was born in Kansas August 8, 1920. He attended one-room
country schools and small town high schools. He enrolled at Kansas State (1937) and
transferred to York College in Nebraska,...view moreEdward D Auchard was born in Kansas August 8, 1920. He attended one-room
country schools and small town high schools. He enrolled at Kansas State (1937) and
transferred to York College in Nebraska, (1938-41). He studied at Eden Theological
Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri (1945-46) and Bonebrake Theological Seminary, Dayton ,
Ohio (1946-1948). His thesis was a study of "The Names of God in the Hebrew Bible."
In 1952 he received the Masters of Theology degree from Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary. His thesis was: "The Ministry of Reconciliation.":
Edward married Elma Breckenridge in 1944. They are the parents of one
daughter, Joanne Senefsky---and have three grand children and two great granddaughters.
As a student in College Edward served small churches in Nebraska. He was
pastor of the Riverdale Community United Brethren Church (1941-44). He served the
United Brethren Church in St. Louis, Missouri (1944-1946) and pastor of both the
United Brethren and Presbyterian Congregations in Raymore, Missouri (1947-49). He
served as pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in St. Louis (1949-1953) and as associate
pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pontiac, Michigan (1953-1957) and pastor of the
Orchard Lake Community Church, Presbyterian in Michigan (1957-1975) and as pastor
of First Presbyterian Church in Bryan, Ohio (1975-1988).
Since retirement Edward has served interim ministries in Ohio and Michigan and
has served overseas with the Pastors Beyond program of Wycliffe Bible Translators in
Kenya (1991), Columbia (1993), Brazil and Suriname (1994) and Mexico (1995). In
1999 Edward and Elma were guests of The Church of Christ in China as part of a group
sponsored by Presbyterian World Mission s.
A QUEST FOR TRUTH was prepared for Joanne and for two exchange students
from Japan who were guests and continue to be dear friends---and later revised and
expanded into the present volume.view less