Background
McVay, John Harvey was born on November 6, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Amzi Godden and Lula Annette (Hills) McVay.
McVay, John Harvey was born on November 6, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Amzi Godden and Lula Annette (Hills) McVay.
AB, Davidson College, 1958. Bachelor's Degree, Union Seminary, 1962. Master of Sacred Theology, Yale Divinity, 1965.
Pastor Pageland (South Carolina) Presbyterian Church, 1962-1964, Hamlet (North Carolina) Presbyterian Church, 1965-1969. Consultant Virginia Heart Association, Richmond, 1971-1973. Pastor Tunkhannock (Pennsylvania) Presbyterian Church, 1973-1976.
Consultant First Presbyterian Church, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 1976-1980. Representative Holy Land Christian Mission, Kansas City, Missouri, since 1978.
Vice president Tunkhannock Mental Health Board, 1974-1976, United Services Executive Board, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, 1973-1976. Secretary, treasurer Youth Center Board Tunkhannock, 1973-1976. Secretary Church and Society Committee, Tunkhannock, 1973-1976.
Member National Planned Giving Association (charter), National Society Fund Raising Executives Association, Philadelphia Presbytery, Daniel Boone National Foundation, 1984.
Married Lydia Goodwyn Ferrell, August 4, 1962. Children: Martha Alice, John Anthony.