Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2004
The Rev. Douglas Pride, Presbyterian minister and 1980 Westminster College graduate, will deliver the 17th annual Wayne H. Christy Memorial Lecture Sunday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in Westminster College's Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Pride will speak on "The Forgotten Third: Jesus' Call to Preach, to Teach, and to Heal."
Pride, who is pastor of the Clearfield Presbyterian Church, is a native of Avonworth and a graduate of Kiski Area High School. After graduating from Westminster, Pride went on to the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary where he earned master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees.
Pride has led numerous mission trips to the Dominican Republic and study tours to Israel and Jordan. His development of the TAGG Team Youth Ministry program has led 18 Clearfield area students to the ministry and mission fields. His chairmanship of the Jesus Video campaign led to the distribution of over 60,000 videos in Clearfield County.
The Pride family has long been part of Westminster College. His father, Spencer graduated in 1950; his mother Kathleen Tidd graduated in 1952; his Aunt Isabel Tidd Helmrich graudated in 1951; his sister Janet graduated in 1982; his brother-in-law Stephen Mills graduate in 1981; and the legacy will continue when his twin daughters, Katie and Jenn, enter Westminster next fall.
He has served and chaired the board at the Krislund Camp and Conference Center and as president of the Spina Bifida Association of Pittsburgh. He has served as the Hospice Chaplain for the West Penn Hospital and the Clearfield Hospice, and as Chaplain to the Order of St. Luke the Physician. His involvement with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes began in 1976 under the guidance of Dr. Wayne Christy and continues today.
The Wayne H. Christy Lecture Series annually honors Dr. Wayne H. Christy, who was a long-time faculty member and chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Westminster College. The program seeks out men and women who distinguish themselves by relating religion to issues of contemporary life.
For more information, contact the Westminster College Chapel Office at (724) 946-7115.
