Background
Congdon, Roger Douglass was born on April 6, 1918 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of John Solon and Ellen Avery (Kellogg) Congdon.
minister theology studies educator
Congdon, Roger Douglass was born on April 6, 1918 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of John Solon and Ellen Avery (Kellogg) Congdon.
Bachelor, Wheaton College, 1940; postgrad, Eastern Baptist Seminary, 1940-1941; Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1945; Doctor of Theology, Dallas Theology Seminary, 1949.
Executive secretary, dean, Altanta Bible Institute, 1945-1949;
professor theology, Carver Bible Institute, Atlanta, 1945-1949;
professor, Multnomah Bible College, Portland, Oregon, 1950-1987;
pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Vancouver, Washington, since 1985. Past dean of faculty, dean of education, vice president, chairman library committee, chairman achievement-award committee, chairman lectureship committee, advisor graduate division and member president's cabinet Multnomah Bible Company. Chairman Chil Evangelical Fellowship of Greater Portland, since 1978.
Founder, president Preaching Print Inc., Portland, since 1953.
Chairman Citizen's Committee Information on Communism, Portland, 1968-1975. Member American Association Bible Colleges (chairman testing committee 1953-1978), North America Association Bible Colleges (Northwest representative 1960-1963), Near East Archaeol. Society, Evangelical Theological Society.
Married Rhoda Gwendolyn Britt, January 2, 1948. Children: Rachel Congdon Lidbeck, James R., R. Steven, Jon B., Philip F., Robert N., Bradford B., Ruth A. Mahner, Rebecca York Brooks, Rhoda J. Miller, Marianne C. Potter, Mark Alexander.