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- 1958-1986 (Creación)
Extensión
6.6 cubic feet
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Paul Arthur Washburn (1911-1989) was an American bishop and former Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB) minister, and executive secretary of the Commission on Church Union of the EUB Church. He was born in Aurora, Illinois, on March 31, 1911, the son of Eliot Arthur and Lena (Burhnsen) Washburn. He was a graduate of North Central College and of Evangelical Seminary. Ordained by the Illinois Conference of The Evangelical Church, he served as pastor of congregations in Eppards Point Township, Rockford, and Naperville, Illinois. He has served on the following General Boards and Agencies of the former EUB Church: The General Program Council, Council of Administration, Council of Executive Officers, and the Commission on Church Union, of which he was the executive secretary. Bishop Washburn was a delegate to every General Conference of his Church from 1946 to 1962. He was a member of his Church's Commission on Federation and Church Union beginning in 1958, and a representative of the denomination to the Consultation on Church Union. He was a trustee of North Central College and of Evangelical Theological Seminary. He also served as Guest Lecturer in Religion and Pastoral Theology at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois; North Central College; and Evangelical Theological Seminary. In 1959, and again in 1960, he served as Lecturer in Homiletics at the Rural Leadership School of Michigan State University. He was married to Kathryn Fischer and was the father of two daughters and two sons. At the Uniting Conferenc of the Methodist and EUB Churches held in Dallas, Texas, in 1968, Dr. Washburn was elected a bishop on the first ballot in an election held at the last session of the General Conference of the EUB Church on Monday, April 22, 1968. He was solemnly set apart that same day for the duties of the episcopacy by the bishops of the EUB Church, with Bishop Roy H. Short of the former Methodist Church participating at the invitation of the EUB bishops. Bishop Washburn was assigned to the North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church and at the Jurisdictional Conference held at Peoria, Illinois, was assigned to the Minneapolis Area.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Records in the Paul Washburn papers primarily reflect his professional life. Documents illustrate his pastoral philosophy even when administering denominational work on both a national and international scale. This is evident in the kinds of records such as sermons, Bible studies, episcopal messages and ecumenical discussions. Global interests are manifested with his work at the General Board of Global Ministries, General Board of Christian Unity which reflect contemporary views for the period reflected in related documents. As co-chair of the important United Methodist - Roman Catholic Dialogue, which came from his work with Christian Unity, is rooted in his Evangelical United Brethren Church roots of ecumenical understanding and cooperation. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the church came as Executive Secretary for the group responsible to administratively pull off the merger between the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches which is amply documented in the collection..
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Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos
Condiciones de acceso
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
Acceso físico
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Condiciones
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
Idiomas del material
- inglés
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Origen del ingreso
Related correspondence and deed of gift copies can be seen here.
Valoración, selección y eliminación
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Unidades de descripción relacionadas.
Survey of the Bishops
Minnesota Episcopal Area Records
Bishops Oral History Project
Wayne Kenton Clymer Papers
Records of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
Records of the General Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church
Records of the Mission Education and Cultivation Program Department of the General Board of Global Ministries
Records of the Council of Bishops
Administrative files of United Methodist Communications
Records of the Structure Study Commission
Records of the World Division of the General Board of Global Ministries
Administrative records of the Division of World Peace of the General Board of Church and Society
Seattle Episcopal Area Records
Records of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
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Nota general
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Paul Arthur Washburn Papers, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
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Prepared by Nickolay Petrov, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
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- Evangelical Church (Materia)
- Evangelical United Brethren Church (Materia)
- United Methodist Church (U.S.) (Materia)