Background
Bain, LeRoy Doward Mc was born on July 18, 1917 in Bottineau, North Dakota, United States. Son of Isaiah Daniel and Ada (Wassen) Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Bain, LeRoy Doward Mc was born on July 18, 1917 in Bottineau, North Dakota, United States. Son of Isaiah Daniel and Ada (Wassen) Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Bachelor of Arts, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1943; Th.B., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1943; Doctor of Divinity, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1959; special student, Columbia, also Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1946-1949; special student, Mansfield College, Oxford, England, 1971; special student, Harvard Division School, 1973; special student, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1980.
Minister, Baptist Churches, Allentown, New Jersey, 1941-1943;
minister, Clifton, New Jersey, 1943-1952;
minister, Brooklyn, 1952-1954;
minister, Covina, California, 1954-1962;
minister, 1st Baptist Church, Phoenix, 1962-1977;
president, American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California, 1977-1984. Visiting professor California Baptist Theological Seminary, Covina, 1956-1986. President American Bapt.Conv., 1967-1968, Valley of Sun Council Churches, Phoenix, 1965-1966.
Member general board, also department international affairs National Council Churches, 1959-1968. Delegate World Council Churches, New Delhi, India, 1961. Chairman of the Board American Baptist Seminary West, 1970-1971.
National president evangelistic life style committee American Baptist Convention.
Member American Academy Homiletics. M C.
Married Olive Ann Fountain, May 30, 1940. Children: Ada Marianne (Mistress Gary Barrett), Loren Doward, Robert Mark, Margaret Melissa, Joy (Mistress William Nolte).