Background
Keckley, E. Weldon was born on January 8, 1921 in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur Carl and Mae Deborah (Hoover) Keckley.
Keckley, E. Weldon was born on January 8, 1921 in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur Carl and Mae Deborah (Hoover) Keckley.
AB, Bethany College, West Virginia, 1943. Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1946. Master of Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, 1951.
DDiv, Piedmont College, $, 1977.
Minister education, Union Avenue Christian Church, St. Louis, 1946-1949;
minister education, Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Missoury, 1949-1953;
senior minister, 1st Community Church, Joplin, Missouri, 1953-1960;
senior minister, Bethany Union Church, Chicago, 1960-1985. Member adjunct faculty Bethany Theological Seminary, Oak Brook, Illinois. Co-founder, director Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Protestant Cluster, Chgo.
Observer, member Executive Committee, delegate Consultation Church Union. Representative National Council Community Churches to Vatican Ecumenical Council II, Rome, 1963. President National Council Community Churches, 1962-1964.
Member Institute Humane Studies (Midwest director 1985-1987), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Betty Marion McIntyre, August 27, 1944. 1 child, Thomas Weldon.