Edwin David Manton (born 5 July 1936) is a retired Australian minister and former Moderator of the New South Wales Synod of the

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Early life

Manton was born in Sydney, the third son of Edwin Spencer Manton (b. 1899 - d.1951) and his second wife, Eleanor Elizabeth (Nell) Hunt. He attended

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1949-1953) the school founded by his great-grandfather Rev John Manton and attended by his father and maternal grandfather, Richard Hunt (b. 1852 - d.1929).

Clerical life

Manton was a minister in rural and city congregations of the

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, and Uniting Church, and served on the Board of Missions as associate secretary for home and inland missions in NSW. Manton was awarded his doctorate in ministry from the

San Francisco Theological Seminary The San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) is a seminary in San Anselmo, California with historic ties to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). SFTS became embedded in a new Graduate School of Theology of the University of Redlands in 2019. It was ...

Appointments

* Newington College Council (since 1984)

Honours

Medal of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

(2005) - For service to the community through a range of ministries within the Uniting Church in Australia.It's an Honour
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manton, David 1936 births Living people People educated at Newington College Members of Newington College Council Uniting Church in Australia ministers