Orval J. Nease Contents Early life and education Career Notes and references External links Navigation menuYearbook of American Churches: A record of religious activities in the United States for the year 1932THE SECOND WORK OF GRACE, Edited and Compiled by David Shelby Corlett, Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House (1950), 34. Accessed Mar. 10, 2009Works by or about Orval J. Nease
1891 births1950 deathsNazarene General SuperintendentsPresidents of Point Loma Nazarene UniversityPeople from Barry County, MichiganBoston University alumniPoint Loma Nazarene University alumniAmerican Nazarene ministers
Nazarene General SuperintendentPasadena CollegeFloyd W. NeaseNashville, Michiganbachelor's degreePasadena Collegemaster's degreeBoston Universitydoctor of divinityPasadena CollegeMalden, MassachusettsColumbus, OhioDetroitMichiganalma materPasadena Collegegeneral superintendentChurch of the Nazarene
Orval John Nease (1891–1950) was a minister, Nazarene General Superintendent, and president of Pasadena College. He was the brother of Floyd W. Nease, also a Nazarene college president.
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Notes and references
4 External links
Early life and education
Nease was born December 25, 1891 in Nashville, Michigan, the son of William O. Nease, a Nazarene evangelist. He received his bachelor's degree from Pasadena College in 1916, a master's degree from Boston University in 1925, and a doctor of divinity from Pasadena College in 1931.[1]
Career
He was pastor of the First Churches of the Nazarene in Malden, Massachusetts, Columbus, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. He served as president of alma mater Pasadena College.
He was also a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene first elected in 1940.[2] He has the distinction of being the only member of the Board of General Superintendents ever removed. He was re-elected to the General Superintendency in 1948.[2]
Notes and references
^ Weber, Herman C. (1933). Yearbook of American Churches: A record of religious activities in the United States for the year 1932. Round Table Press, Inc. Universal Digital Library barcode 133732..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ ab THE SECOND WORK OF GRACE, Edited and Compiled by David Shelby Corlett, Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House (1950), 34. Accessed Mar. 10, 2009
External links
Works by or about Orval J. Nease at Internet Archive