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William h armstrong7/8/2023 ![]() He was the Associate Director of the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968. In the 1960s Bill was asked to join the newly formed Peace Corps in an administrative capacity for five years in two countries. In 1964, Bill earned a Masters in Sacred Theology from the Lutheran Theological Seminary. ![]() ![]() When Bill and Gloria considered opportunities to serve more affluent churches, they felt it was their calling to pastor their beloved friends and parishioners in more troubled neighborhoods. One story stands out: when one of the first African-Americans expressed an interest in joining Calvary Church, some of the white congregants dissented, to which their pastor replied: “Either she stays, or I go.”īill and Gloria served Calvary Church for nine years. He oversaw the integration of a predominantly white church to a fully integrated church. ![]() In 1957, he and Gloria moved to the inner city of Philadelphia to serve at Calvary United Church of Christ. He received his Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 1957, after which he was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Christ. In 1954, Bill graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A. ![]() Their loving and inspiring marriage lasted for 61 years until Gloria’s death in 2014. He married Gloria (Cassler) Armstrong on June 7, 1953. Armstrong was born on Apin Louisville, Ohio to William and Hazel Armstrong. ![]()
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