Irvie Keil Cross

Background

Cross, Irvie Keil was born on March 21, 1917 in Huntington, Arkansas, United States. Son of William Earl and Bertha Frances (Harris) Cross.

Education

Master of Theology, Missionary Baptist Seminary, 1938. Doctor of Theology, Missionary Baptist Seminary, 1944. Doctor of Divinity, Orthdox Baptist Institute, 1946.

Doctor of Divinity, Eastern Baptist Institute, 1959. Doctor of Divinity, International Free Protestant Episcopal University of London, England, 1964.

Career

Pastor, Smyrna Baptist Church, Dumas, Arkansas, 1937-1940; pastor, Pauline Baptist Church, Monticello, Arkansas, 1939-1941; pastor, County Ave Baptist Church, Texarkana, Arkansas, 1941-1950; pastor, Langdon St. Baptist Church, Somerset, Kentucky, 1950-1959; founder, president, Eastern Baptist Institute, 1953-1967; president, Eastern Baptist Association, 1958-1962; founder, director office of publicity, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas, 1952-1967; director office of promotion public relations, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1967-1974, 86-91; vice president, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1975-1978; president, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1978-1979; member history and archives committee, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1974-1992; chairman history and archives committee, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1988-1991; assistant parliamentarian, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, 1990-1994; member chaplains commission, American Baptist Association, Texarkana, since 1964; administrative vice president, California Missionary Baptist Institute and Seminary, Bellflower, California, 1974-1986. Conductor study tours to, Europe and Middle East.

Achievements

• Irvie Keil Cross has been listed as a noteworthy Religious organization executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Austin T. Powers: As I knew him
  • Those Lectures on Israel in Prophecy
  • The truth about conventionism

Membership

Member advisory board Salvation Army, 1947-1950. President Kidco, Inc., 1962-1974, Lake Cumberland-Dale Hollow Tourist and Travel, 1965. Member Kentucky Development Council, 1962.

Bible teacher County Avenue Baptist Church, Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas, since 1987. Member Four States Aviation Association (president 1946-1947), Somerset-Pulaski County (Kentucky) Chamber of Commerce (president 1962), Somerset Ministerial Association (president 1954), Kentucky Guild Artists and Craftsmen (president 1963-1967) Clubs: Masons.

Connections

Married Johnnie Maxine Sharpe, June 9, 1939. Children: Johnnie Keilene Cross Barnes, Maxine Irviene Cross Perkins.

Father:

William Earl Cross

Mother:

Bertha Frances (Harris) Cross

Spouse:

Johnnie Maxine Sharpe

child:

Maxine Irviene Cross Perkins Cross

child:

Johnnie Keilene Cross Barnes Cross