D. Stanley Coors (1 August 1889 – 6 March 1960) was an American

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of The Methodist Church, elected in 1952.

Birth and family

Stanley was born in

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, the son of August Henry and Julia Marie (Duttenhofer) Coors. He married Margaret Havens 23 September 1917. They had the following children: Robert Stirling, Winifred (Mrs. Matthew Van Keumen), and Lucile Marie (Mrs. Harvey W. Lynn).

Education

Stanley earned the

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degree from

Albion College Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students in 2014. They participate in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Intercolle ...

in 1914. He earned the B.D. degree from

Drew Theological Seminary Drew University is a private university in Madison, New Jersey. Drew has been nicknamed the "University in the Forest" because of its wooded campus. As of fall 2020, more than 2,200 students were pursuing degrees at the university's three scho ...

in 1917. He also earned the A.M. degree from

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in 1917. The Rev. D. Stanley Coors also was honored by Albion College with the

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degree in 1931.

Ordained ministry

The Rev. Coors was received on trial and

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deacon in the New York East

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of the

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in 1917. Prior to his election to the

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, Rev. Coors had a distinguished career in the

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ministry in the State of

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. As such, he was a close friend and a fellow laborer with (future-Bishop) Marshall Russell Reed. Among the Michigan churches he pastored, the Rev. Dr. Coors served the Central Methodist Church of

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for fourteen years (until elected a bishop). His final

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, preached July 1952, was ''"There Is So Little Time."'' One biographer states about Bishop Coors, ''"he was a refined, quiet,

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gentleman, tall and spare in appearance. He commanded great respect wherever he went and was a thoughtful

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."''

Episcopal ministry

Bishop Coors was elected by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference of The Methodist Church in 1952. He was assigned to the

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Episcopal Area. This proved to be the only assignment he would serve. He was, however, host to the 1956 General Conference of The Methodist Church at

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Death and burial

Bishop Coors became ill on an episcopal visit to

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, from which illness he never fully recovered. He died on 6 March 1960 in Minneapolis, just a few weeks before he was due to retire. His body is buried in

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