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Joel Belz

Well done, good and faithful servant

The life and legacy of WORLD founder Joel Belz.

Joel Belz, founder of WORLD News Group and former General Assembly moderator, died on February 4 at his home in Asheville, N.C., from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

Mark Lowrey

RUF Founder Mark Lowrey Called Home to Glory

He put forth a vision of ordained ministers whose primary concerns were the discipleship of their students.

It was not enough to simply bring students to church, Lowrey believed: the church should seek the students out itself. 

Jane Patete

Jane Carlyle Patete: 1943 – 2023

Jane served as the Coordinator of Women’s Ministries in the Presbyterian Church in America and as a Women’s Trustee Advisor on the Board of Covenant College.

MTW Missionary and Best-Selling Author Sarah Young Has Died

Young said that her books might not have been written had she not struggled with her health.

Giving Thanks for Harry Reeder (1948 – 2023)

I’ll miss him as a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) founding father, as a ministerial example, and as a friend.

Tim Keller Called Home to Glory

Even when he was diagnosed with cancer in June 2020, he scarcely slowed, continuing to work, write, lead, and think—even amidst the chemo, right to the very end. 

Richard P. Kaufmann: March 14, 1946 – February 18, 2023

Dick & Liz Kaufmann

The practice of focusing on stories of God’s transforming grace prepared them to confront a crushing diagnosis.

James Albert Turner: 1937 – 2023

After serving in Assistant Pastor and Youth Minister roles in Columbus, MS and Montgomery, AL, the family moved to Oxford, MS in 1978 where Jimmy served as the first campus minister for RUF.

Marvin Padgett

Marvin Padgett: 1944 – 2022

Padgett was a Nashville Presbytery moderator and served as a coordinator for RUF.

Joseph

William Francis Joseph, Jr. (June 15, 1929 – May 20, 2022)

Bill Joseph was elected General Assembly moderator in 1979 and served for many years on the Administrative Committee.

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