Background
Meister, John William was born on December 30, 1916 in Marietta, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Peter and Eleanor Jane (Wigginton) Meister.
Meister, John William was born on December 30, 1916 in Marietta, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Peter and Eleanor Jane (Wigginton) Meister.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio U., 1938. Bachelor of Theology, Princeton, 1941. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Hanover (Indiana) College 1952.
Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1941. Pastor, Steubenville, O., 1941-1945, Sidney, O., 1941-1950, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Inc., 1950-1967. Executive secretary Council Theological Education, U.P. Church, New York City, 1967-1972.
Director Council Theological Sems., 1972-1974.
Author: What Baptism Means, 1960. Editor: (W. Law) A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, 1955. Editorial council Theology Today, 1960-1974.Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member of the board Christian education U.P. Church 1952-1974. Member Governor Indiana Advisory Committee Mental Health, 1961-1974. Trustee Princeton Theological Seminary.
Member Fort Wayne Urban League, Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Eta Sigma, Delta Tau Delta. Mason, Rotarian.; Club: Fort Wayne Press.
Married Miriam George, September 15, 1942. Children: Gretchen (Mistress Gilbert Horn), Gregory, Peter.