Lester Henry Bill

Background

Bill, Lester Henry was born on August 14, 1910 in Wilton Junction, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Avery and Mae (Hasbrook) Bill.

Education

Bachelor, Iowa Wesleyan college, 1937; Barium Strontium Titanate, Boston University, 1940.

Career

Pastor, Newburyport People's Church Methodist, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1939-1940; pastor, Methodist Church, Crawfordsville, Iowa., 1940-1943; pastor, Methodist Circuit, Columbus Junction, Iowa., 1943-1945; pastor, Methodist Church, West Liberty, Iowa., 1945-1949; pastor, Sante Fe Methodist Church, Fort Madison, Iowa., 1949-1953; minister of outreach, Broadway Methodist Church, Indianapolis, 1953-1963; minister of outreach, First Methodist Church, South Bend, Indiana, 1963-1967; minister of outreach, First Methodist Church, East Chicago, Indiana, 1967-1971; pastor, Good Shepherd Methodist Church, Elkhart, Indiana, 1971-1976. Minister of visitation Grace United Methodist Church, South Bend, 1977-1989.

Achievements

• Lester Henry Bill has been listed as a noteworthy minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mayor's Commission on Human Rights, Indianapolis, 1955-1960, East Chicago, 1968-1971, United Nations Association, South Bend, since 1946, Pledge of Resistance on Center American, South Bend, since 1983. Member Fellowship of Reconciliation, United Nations Association (president 1982-1984), Witness for Peace, American Civil Liberties Union, World Federal Association, Rotary, Kiwanis.

Interests

• Avocation: world traveling.

Connections

Married Jane Elizabeth Barber, June 1, 1940. Children: Carolyn West, Anita Jane, Eileen Marie, Douglas Fremont.

Father:

Henry Avery Bill

Mother:

Mae (Hasbrook) Bill

Spouse:

Jane Elizabeth Barber

child:

Carolyn West Bill

child:

Eileen Marie Bill

child:

Anita Jane Bill

child:

Douglas Fremont Bill