Orval Butcher (December 1, 1917
Valton, Wisconsin
Valton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Woodland, in Sauk County, Wisconsin
Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its ...
–October 5, 2010) was the founding pastor of
Skyline Church located in
Lemon Grove, California, a suburb of
San Diego
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. He was senior pastor of the church for 27 years and grew the regular attendance to over 1,100.
Butcher was a graduate of
Miltonvale Wesleyan College
Miltonvale Wesleyan College (sometimes called "Miltonvale College") was a two-year college located in Miltonvale, Kansas and was operated by the Wesleyan Church. The school began operation in 1909 under Rev. Silas W. Bond and ceased operation in ...
, now part of
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is a private university of the Wesleyan church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 2018, the school had 1006 undergraduate students, with approximately 600 of those on its main campus in Bartlesville.
History
Okl ...
. He was known for his outstanding singing voice
and spent several years as a traveling evangelist with
Billy Graham.
External links
Orval Butcher Missionsofficial website
Skyline Churchofficial website
References
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American Christian clergy
1917 births
2010 deaths
Oklahoma Wesleyan University alumni
People from Lemon Grove, California
People from Sauk County, Wisconsin