William Sterling Cary

Background

Cary, William Sterling was born on August 10, 1927 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Andrew and Sadie Cary.

Education

Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1949. Also Doctor of Divinity, Morehouse College. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1952.

Doctor of Laws, Bishop College. Doctor of Divinity, Elmhurst College. Doctor of Humane Letters, Allen University.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Illinois College. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary.

Career

Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1948. Pastor Butler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Youngstown, Ohio, 1953-1955, Interdenominational Church of Open Door, Brooklyn, 1955-1958, Grace Congressional Church, New York City, 1958-1968. Area minister Metropolitan and Suffolk associations New York Conference United Church Christ, 1968-1975.

President National Council Churches, New York City, 1972-1975. Conference minister Illinois Conference United Church Christ, 1974—1994, conference minister emeritus, 2001. Chairman United Church Christ Council Conference Executives, Council Religious Leaders Metropolitan Chicago, 1986-1992.

Member governing board National Council Churches. Member representative consultation on church union United Church of Christ. Member executive council United Church of Christ.

Member Council on Ecumenism, Church World Service, President's Advisory Committee Vietnam Refugees. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• William Sterling Cary has been listed as a noteworthy church executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Marie B. Phillips. Children: Yvonne, Denise, Sterling, Patricia.

Father:

Andrew Cary

Mother:

Sadie Cary

Spouse:

Marie B. Phillips

child:

Sterling Cary

child:

Yvonne Cary

child:

Denise Cary

child:

Patricia Cary