Robert Leslie Sumner

Background

Sumner, Robert Leslie was born on August 3, 1922 in Norwich, New York, United States.

Education

Graduate, Baptist Bible Seminary, Johnson City, New York, 1943. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Bob Jones University, 1964. Doctor Sacred Laws and Letters (honorary), Bethany College and Seminary, Dothan, Alabama, 1985.

Career

Pastor Calvary Baptist Church, Pontiac, Illinois, 1943-1945. Evangelist, 1945-1947, 54-59, California Heights Baptist Church, Long Beach, 1947-1949, Morningside Baptist Church, Graham, Texas, 1949-1954. Director Biblical Evangelism, Ingleside, 1959-1962, 64-88, since 1993, assistant director, 1988-1993.

Pastor Temple Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1962-1964. Member council 14 General Association Regular Baptist Churches, Schaumburg, Illinois, 1964-1968.

Achievements

• Robert Leslie Sumner has been listed as a noteworthy minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Evangelism: The Church on Fire

    (Teaches practical steps on evangelizing the world for Jes...)

  • HELL IS NO JOKE Sermons

    (6 messages that deal with the subject of heaven and hell)

  • Hell Is No Joke

Membership

Trustee Sword of the Lord Foundation, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1954-1982, Biblical Evangelism, Ingleside, since 1959, Cedarville College, Ohio, 1962-1987, trustee emeritus, since 1987. Member cooperating board Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, 1962-1977.

Connections

Son of Clarence Larkin and Gladys Mae (Thompson) S. M. Orphina M. Mingori, August 16, 1942. Children: Richard Lee, Ralph Leslie, Ruth Lynn Sumner Purvis, Rita Louise Sumner Phipps, Ronald Lloyd.

Father:

Clarence Larkin Mingori

Mother:

Gladys Mae (Thompson) S. M. Orphina M. Mingori

child:

Ronald Lloyd Sumner

child:

Rita Louise Sumner Phipps Sumner

child:

Ruth Lynn Sumner Purvis Sumner

child:

Richard Lee Sumner

child:

Ralph Leslie Sumner