Background
Pierce, Jason Noble was born on August 28, 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert Francis (Doctor of Divinity) and Rebecca (Noble) P.
Pierce, Jason Noble was born on August 28, 1880 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert Francis (Doctor of Divinity) and Rebecca (Noble) P.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1902, Doctor of Divinity, 1922. Bachelor of Divinity, Yale Division School, 1906.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1906. Pastor Davenport Church, New Haven, Connecticut, 1906-1908, Puritan Church, Brooklyn, 1908-1910, 2d Church, Oberlin, O., 1910-1914, 2d Church, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914-1920, First Church, Washington, District of Columbia, 1920-1930, Collegeside Church, Nashville, Tennessee. Professor practical theology, Atlanta Seminary Foundation and head department practical theology, Vanderbilt University School of Religion, 1930-1932.
Pastor Christian Temple, Norfolk, Virginia, 1932-1933, First Congregational Church, San Francisco, since June 1, 1933.
On staff of preachers at several colleges Senior chaplain 2d Division American Expeditionary Force, in France, Belgium and Germany, 1918-1919.
Lieutenant colonel, chaplain O.R.C. President National Association Chaplains, United States Army, O.R.C. and National Guard, 1926-1928. President 2d Division Association, District of Columbia, 1927-1928.
Trustee Amherst College, 1922-1927.
Trustee Piedmont College, Georgia. President of the board of trustees Country Life Academy, North Carolina.
President Congressional Home, District of Columbia. Chairman general committee Army and Navy Chaplains.
Director Boston City Missionary Society, Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, Congressional Ednl. and Public Society.
Trustee Uplands Sanatorium. Ex-president Washington Federation Churches. Member Executive Committee National Council Congressional Churches.
Trustee North. California Congressional Conference, president San Francisco Federal of Churches, 1936-1937.
President and moderator Bay Association Congressional Churches. President of the board directors and member Executive Committee Northern California Congressional Conference, 1936-1937.
Moderator State Conference Congressional Churches. Board of directors Prison Association of California.
Vice-president and director Veterans Christian Service Commission since 1945.
Vice-president Chaplains Association San Quentin Prison since 1944. Vice president and director North. California and West. Nevada State Council of Churches since 1945. Christian Council on Palestine since 1945.
Member Theta Sigma, Chi Phi, Delta Sigma Rho, Pi Gamma Mu, American Legion (post chaplain). Mason.; Clubs: Monday (Boston).
Married Mary Gertrude Fairchild, March 9, 1904. Children: Margaret Williams, Edward Fairchild.