Lyle Durkin Sellards

Background

Sellards, Lyle Durkin was born on February 17, 1929 in Centralia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Harrison and Lura Elizabeth (Cox) Sellards.

Education

Associate of Arts, Centralia Community College, 1949. BTh, Northwest Christian College, 1951. Master of Divinity, Lexington (Kentucky) Theological Seminary, 1955.

MTh, Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) School Theology, 1981. Master in Counseling, Idaho State University, 1981.

Career

Youth pastor, University Christian Church, Seattle, 1951-1952; pastor to college youth, Center Christian Church, Lexington, 1952-1955; associate pastor, University Place Church, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1955-1959; with, United Campus Christian Foundation, Bellingham, Washington, 1959-1968; with, Idaho State University Ecumenical Ministry, Inc., Pocatello, 1975-1985; pastor, Little White Church Congressional United Church of Christ, Malta, Montana, 1988-1990; pastor, Orem (Utah) Community Church, since 1990. Interim pastor First Congressional Church, Colville, Washington, 1985-1986, St. John United Church of Christ, Hebron, North Dakota, 1987-1988. Clergy Utah Christian Church(Disciples of Christ), since 1951.

Achievements

• Lyle Durkin Sellards has been listed as a noteworthy Minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Pastoral Counselors, American Association Marriage and Family Mediators, Interim Ministry, Phillips County Ministerial Association (president Malta chapter 1989-1990), United Church of Christ, Rocky Mountain Conference United Church of Christ, Utah.

Connections

Son of; married Geraldine Virginia Updike, July 14, 1951 (divorced December 1968). Married Joyce Williams, October 11, 1975. Children: Sandra Lynn Riley, Carol Ann Walker, Catherine Marie, Janet Leade, Pamela Lehde, Gretchen Lucas.

Father:

John Harrison Sellards

Mother:

Lura Elizabeth (Cox) Sellards

Spouse:

Joyce Williams

Spouse:

Geraldine Virginia Updike

child:

Pamela Lehde Sellards

child:

Janet Leade Sellards

child:

Gretchen Lucas Sellards

child:

Catherine Marie Sellards

child:

Carol Ann Walker Sellards

child:

Sandra Lynn Riley Sellards