Dean Freiday

Background

Freiday, Dean was born on June 20, 1915 in Irvington, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Sidney and Ethel (Deane) Freiday.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Rochester (New York ), 1936.

Career

Member Christian and interfaith committee Friends General Conference, Philadelphia, since 1958, chairman, 1966-1972. Delegate 4th World Conference on Faith and Order, World Council Churches, Montreal, 1963, member consultation on baptism, eucharist and ministry, Switzerland, 1977, member National Faith and Order Colloquium, since 1967, FGC delegate to 6th General Assembly, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1983. Observer-consultant 3d World Congress of Lay Apostolate, Vatican, Rome, 1967.

Annual conference consultant Christian World Communions Geneva, 1968, 69, 72, 73, 74, London, 1976, 86, Rome, 1977. President Council Churches, Greater Red Bank (New Jersey) Area, 1965-1967. Member central and executive committees Friends General Conference, 1966-1972.

Member executive committee United States Conference World Council Churches, 1967-1972, 83-87. Sponsor Catholic and Quaker Studies, since 1971. Member Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ-United States of America, since 1983.

With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.

Membership

Member Christian and interfaith committee Friends General Conference, Philadelphia, since 1958, chairman, 1966-1972. Member central and executive committees Friends General Conference, 1966-1972. Member executive committee United States Conference World Council Churches, 1967-1972, 83-87.

Member Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ-United States of America, since 1983.; Member Delta Upsilon.

Connections

Married Esther Dorothea Selke, June 27, 1946. Children: Gail Freiday Crockett, William Arthur.

Father:

William Sidneyand Ethel (Deane) Freiday. Freiday

Spouse:

Esther Dorothea Selke

child:

William Arthur Freiday

child:

Gail Freiday Crockett Freiday