Description:
Interview questions generated by Nick Skaggs and answered through typewritten
responses by Gary Demarest (July 2022-August 2023). Rev. Dr. Gary Demarest
was born on January 16, 1926 to Garrett and Viola Rusthoi Demarest. He was
raised in California and as a Baptist. He attended Fuller Theological
Seminary (Pasadena, California) and graduated in 1950. He was ordained in the
Presbytery of Seattle in 1952. Demarest served the Church in several pastoral
capacities, and he was also the Director of Evangelism for the General
Assembly from 1988 to 1993. He co-chaired the Theological Task Force on
Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church. Interview covers Demarest's early
life as a Baptist; attendance of Fuller Theological Seminary; ordination in
Seattle Presbytery; work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes;
appointment as Director of Evangelism for the General Assembly; and
co-chairing the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the
Church.
Creator:
Demarest, Gary W. (interviewee), Skaggs, Nicholas A. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes., Fuller Theological Seminary., Presbyterian Church (La Canada, Calif.), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Evangelism and Church Development., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Western New York., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force on Central America., University Presbyterian Church (Seattle, Wash.), Demarest, Gary W.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344686