Background
Failing, George Edgar was born on November 25, 1912 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Roy Augustus and Nellie (Richardson) Failing.
Failing, George Edgar was born on November 25, 1912 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Roy Augustus and Nellie (Richardson) Failing.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Houghton College, 1940. Doctor of Letters, Houghton College, 1960. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1947.
Doctor of Divinity, Southern Wesleyan University, 1996.
Pastor in, Fillmore, New York, 1935-1941; pastor in, Louisville, 1941-1944; pastor in, Marion, Indiana, 1953-1956; professor, Center South Carolina. Wesleyan College, 1944-1947; professor theology, Houghton (New York) College, 1947-1953; director public relations, Houghton (New York) College, 1947-1953; editor, Sunday School Literature Wesleyan Methodist Church, Marion, Indiana, 1956-1959; editor, Wesleyan Methodist, 1959-1968; chancellor, Satellite Christian Institute, San Diego, 1968-1973; professor Greek and New Testament, United Wesleyan College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1973; general editor, Wesleyan Advocate, Marion, 1973-1984.
Member general board of trustees Wesleyan Methodist Church American, 1959-1968, 74-84. President Presence, Inc., since 1979. Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Evangelical Press Association (president 1965-1967), American Schools Oriental Research.
Married Phyllis Ogden, April 12, 1939. Children: Bunnie Jean, Alice Joy, Lynn Odgen.