Lynn Hoover Rupert

Background

Rupert, Lynn Hoover was born on November 3, 1917 in Madison, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lynn Hoover and Hazel L. (Linabary) Rupert.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Baker U., 1938; A.M., Boston University, 1940; Master of Divinity cum laude, Boston University, 1941; student (summers), Garrett Biblical Institute and Northwestern University, 1942; student (summers), Union Theological Seminary, 1943; Doctor of Divinity, Adrian College, 1952; Doctor of Divinity, Baker U., 1966; Doctor of Humane Letters, Milliken U., 1974.

Career

Ordained to ministry, Methodist Church, 1940; assistant pastor, First Methodist Church, Baldwin, Kansas, 1936-1938; assistant pastor, St. Mark's Methodist Church, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1938-1941; pastor, Thayer-St. Paul, Kansas, 1941-1943; pastor, First Church, Olathe, Kansas, 1943-1945; director youth department, General Board Education Methodist Church, Nashville, 1945-1950; pastor, 1st Methodist Church, Jackson, Michigan, 1950-1959; pastor, 1st United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1959-1972; pastor, 1st United Methodist Church, Kalamazoo, 1972-1983; faculty department religion, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, 1983-1989; adjunct faculty, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, 1989-1993. Dean Michigan Methodist Pastors School, 1959-1965. Member Judicial Council United Methodist Church, 1968-1988, secretary, 1976-1988, secretary emeritus, 1988.

Achievements

• Lynn Hoover Rupert has been listed as a noteworthy Minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • MY PEOPLE ARE YOUR PEOPLE
  • Enjoy your teen-ager;: A reading book for parents
  • God will see you through: Meditations for hospital patients

Membership

Trustee Bronson Hospital, 1972-1988, Adrian College, Asbury Methodist Village, since 1996. President, board directors Youth for Understanding, 1970-1983, Ann Arbor United Fund, Young Men’s Christian Association-Young Women’s Christian Association. Member World Methodist Council, National Council Churches, Mark Twain Society, National Forensic League, Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha Psi Omega.

Connections

Married Hazel Pearl Senti, June22, 1941. Children— Susan (Mistress Max Unland), Elizabeth (Mistress Warren W. Wright).

Father:

Lynn Hoover Rupert

Mother:

Hazel L. (Linabary) Rupert

Spouse:

Hazel Pearl Senti