Background
Anderson, Stuart LeRoy was born on January 24, 1912 in Elmore, Ohio, United States. Son of George Alfred and Grace Pearl (Longfellow) Anderson.
clergyman college chancellor emeritus
Anderson, Stuart LeRoy was born on January 24, 1912 in Elmore, Ohio, United States. Son of George Alfred and Grace Pearl (Longfellow) Anderson.
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College, 1933; Doctor of Divinity honoris causa, Albion College, 1945; Bachelor of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1936; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1936; Doctor of Letters, Pacific U., 1960.
Ordained to ministry, Congressional Church, 1936;
minister, First Church, Argo, Illinois, 1935-1936;
minister, First Church, Glendale, California, 1938-1943;
minister, First Church, Long Beach, 1943-1950;
minister youth, First Church, Los Angeles, 1936-1937;
president, professor homiletics, Pacific School Religion, Berkeley, California, 1950-1971;
chancellor, Pacific School Religion, 1971-1977;
president emeritus, Pacific School Religion, 1977-1995. Moderator Los Angeles Association Congressional-Christian Churches, 1943-1944, Congressional Conference Southern California and S.W., 1949-1950, Northern California Congressional Conference, 1952-1953. Member Congressional Commision on Theological Education, 1956-1966.
Member of national committee war victims and reconstruction Congressional Christian Churches. Member Prudential committee American Board Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1943-1946, vice president, 1946-1953. Member United States Conference for World Council Churches, 1961-1969.
Assistant moderator for General Synod United Church Christ, 1961-1963. Protestant observer Second Vatican Council, 1965. Member theological commission United Church of Christ, 1971-1977.
Board of directors Rockefeller Brothers Theological Fellowship Program, 1958-1964.
Member Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Phi Gamma, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: Rotary (Berkeley), University California Faculty (Berkeley). Commonwealth (San Francisco).
Married Raezella Tom Klepper, September 25, 1935. Children– Philip, Catherine.
