Background
Pitts, Robert Duane was born on February 16, 1932 in Rockford, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Hays and Mildred (Jewell) Pittsburgh.
Pitts, Robert Duane was born on February 16, 1932 in Rockford, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Hays and Mildred (Jewell) Pittsburgh.
Student, Moody Bible Institute, 1950—1952. AB, Greenville College, 1955. Master of Divinity, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958.
Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1969.
Ordained to ministryBaptist Church, 1958. assistant pastor Temple Baptist Church, Saint Paul, 1959-1961;assistant superintendent Lydia Children"s Home, Chicago, 1961-1962. Teacher English, Greenville High School, Michigan, 1962-1963. Director public relations and development Oakland City College, Indiana, 1964-1967.
Assistant dean, associate professor Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1969-1973.
Professor religion Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 1973, vice president academic affairs, 1973-1982, associate dean division of letters, 1990. Pastor Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Hemlock, Indiana, 1987.
Trustee AuSable Trails Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, Michigan, 1973-1986. Post-doctoral fellow Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research, Jerusalem, 1986-1987.
Christian faith rests not on our own feelings, but on the promises of a faithful God.
Member Evangelical Mennonite Church, Upland. Member of Biblical Archaeology Society, National Association Professors Christian Education, Evangelical Theological Society.
Married Marsha East. Weir, August 15, 1952. Children: Debra, Gregory, Sheila.