Background
Hamilton, Kenneth Gardiner was born on February 20, 1893 in ethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Taylor and Cecelia Elizabeth (Beck) Hamilton.
Hamilton, Kenneth Gardiner was born on February 20, 1893 in ethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Taylor and Cecelia Elizabeth (Beck) Hamilton.
Student Moravian parochial schools, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Herrnhut and Niesky, Germany. Bachelor of Arts, Moravian College and Theological Seminary, 1912, Bachelor of Divinity, 1914. Doctor of Divinity, 1951.
Student Livingstone College, London, 1922-1923.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1941.
Ordained deacon, Moravian Church, 1914, ordained presbyter, 1919, consecrated bishop, February 16, 1947. Pastor, West Salem, Illinois, 1914-1915. Secretary International Committee, Young Men's Christian Association for prisoner of war work in Britain and Switzerland, 1915-1918.
Missionary, pastor, Sandy Bay, Cabo Gracias and Bluefields, Nicaragua, Central America, 1919-1937.
Professor Moravian Church history Moravian College and Theological Seminary, 1937-1946. Assistant archivist Moravian Church, North, Bethlehem, 1937-1946.
Advocate Moravian Missions, 1942-1946. Dean Moravian Theological Seminary, 1946.
Member at large and vice president Executive Board The Moravian Church, North, Bethlehem, 1946-1956, president, 1956-1963.
Executive officer board foreign missions, 1949-1956, Chairman, 1956-1963, chairman archives committee, 1946-1963.
Member of the board of trustees Moravian College and Theological Seminary. Member Society for Propagating The Gospel (president), Moravian History Society (vice president), American Society Church History. Club: Torch of Lehigh Valley.
Married Marie Pauline Peterson, August 15, 1923.