Background
Hutchinson, Orion Neely was born on September 20, 1928 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Orion Neely Senior and Elsie Winstead (Petty) Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Orion Neely was born on September 20, 1928 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Orion Neely Senior and Elsie Winstead (Petty) Hutchinson.
Bachelor, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1949; Bachelor's Degree, Duke U., 1952; Merrill fellow, Harvard Division School, 1965-1966; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), High Point (North Carolina) College, 1976.
Pastor, various Methodist churches, North Carolina, 1940-1962;
pastor, Love's United Methodist Church, Walkertown, North Carolina, 1962-1966;
senior minister, Ardmore United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1966-1970;
senior minister, First United Methodist Church, Brevard, North Carolina, 1970-1972;
senior minister, Center United Methodist Church, Asheville, North Carolina, 1975-1979;
senior minister, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, High Point, North Carolina, 1979-1983;
superintendent, Greensboro (North Carolina) District United Methodist Church, 1972-1975;
superintendent, Salisbury (North Carolina) District United Methodist Church, 1983-1987;
editor church school publications, United Methodist Board Discipleship and Publs., Nashville, 1987-1989;
senior minister, Memorial United Methodist Church, Thomasville, North Carolina, since 1989. Special instructor in religion, Brevard College, 1970-1972. Delegate World Methodist Confs., Dublin, Honolulu, Nairobi, Singapore, 1976, 81, 86, 91, Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, 1972, 76, 80, 84, 88, 91, general conference, 1976.
Secretary World Methodist Family Life Committee, 1978-1992. Executive Committee member World Methodist Council, since 1986. Member Conference Committee on Episcopacy, Charlotte, since 1988, Bible Translation and Utilization Committee National Council Churches, New York City, since 1988.
Vice-chairman Conference Commision on Religion and Race, Charlotte, since 1990.
Member Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church, Southern Furniture Club (honorary), Lake Junaluskans, Biltmore Forest Country Club, Rotary.
Married Mary Louise Conrad, June 23, 1950. Children: Carolyn Louise Hutchinson Coram, FrancesGrace Hutchinson Oldenburg, Florence Christian, Catherine Anne Hutchinson Dieter.