Edward F. Walker (January 20, 1852 – 1918) was a minister and general superintendent in the

Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa within Johnson County, Kansas. With its members co ...

. Born in

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, Walker pastored both

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and

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churches before joining the Church of the Nazarene in 1908. He pastored Los Angeles First and Pasadena First Nazarene churches in addition to serving as president of

Olivet University Olivet University is a private Christian institution of biblical higher education located in Anza, California. It is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) to award Certificates, Bachelor's, Master's, D. Min. and ...

from 1915 to 1916 and Pasadena University from 1917 to 1918. He was elected general superintendent in 1911, and continued in office until his death in 1918.

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1921 biographical sketch
1852 births 1918 deaths American Nazarene ministers Nazarene General Superintendents People from Steubenville, Ohio American Presbyterian ministers Presidents of Olivet Nazarene University Presidents of Point Loma Nazarene University {{Nazarene-stub