Donald Owens

For other people of the same name, see Don Owens (disambiguation).

Donald D. Owens (born 1926) is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.^[1] He has planted a church in the US, established the Church of the Nazarene in Korea, been a professor, founded a seminary in the Philippines and served as the leader of the Church of the Nazarene for most of a decade.

While a member of the US Army from 1945 to 1946 Donald was stationed in the Philippines and Japan.^[1] He earned a B.A. in 1951 and his Bachelors of Theology in 1952.^[1] In 1968 he founded the Lake Overholser Church in Bethany Oklahoma .^[1] In 1970 he earned an M.A. in 1970 and his Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of Oklahoma.^[1] Donald served as a missionary pastor to South Korea, where he established the Church of the Nazarene.^[1][2] He was also a professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.^[2] In addition he was the founding president of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary in Manila^[2] and the president of MidAmerica Nazarene College (now University) in Olathe, Kansas from 1985 to 1989.^[1][3]

At the 1989 General Assembly Owens was elected to the highest office in the Church of the Nazarene.^[3] He served two terms being re-elected in 1993 until he retired in 1997.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Bio of Donald D. Owens at the Church of the Nazarene". January 2010. http://www.nazarene.org/ministries/superintendents/emeriti/owens/display.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "APNTS History". http://www.apnts.org/about-us/history/. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Church of the Nazarene chooses president". Lawrence Journal-World: pp. 4. 1989-06-30. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qFoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4533,149403&dq=donald+owens+nazarene&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 

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