Robert Charles Sproul (1939 - 2017)

Born 13 Feb 1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 14 Dec 2017 at age 78 in Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, United States

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R C Sproul has Irish ancestors.

Doctor R C Sproul PhD BA BD, was the founder of Ligonier Ministries, a theologian, author, broadcaster, teacher, and Presbyterian pastor. He was a staunch defender of the inerrancy of the Bible.

Born Robert Charles Sproul on February 13, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, RC, as he became best known, was the son of Robert Cecil Sproul and Mayre Ann Yardis. His father died during RC's senior year of High School (around 1956-1958). His mother died on the same day that his son RC Jr was born, on July 1, 1965 (obituary says July 3, 1965). ^[1]

He gained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Westminster College in 1961, Bachor of Divinity (BD) from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1964, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Free University of Amsterdam in 1969.

RC married Vesta Ann Voorhis in 1960.

RC Sproul passed on, aged 78 years, on December 14, 2017 in Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, December 20 in Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Vesta, their two children, Sherrie Dorotiak and Robert Craig Sproul, eleven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

The Orlando Sentinel published a fitting obituary on December 15, here included in part: ^[2]

"... He founded the Ligonier Valley Study Center in western Pennsylvania in 1971 as a place where Christians could immerse themselves in guided biblical, theological, and philosophical study. As its outreach expanded, the ministry moved to Orlando, Fla., in 1984 and was renamed Ligonier Ministries. Since that time, it has grown to be the largest Reformed educational and discipleship ministry in the world.

"A staunch defender of the inerrancy of the Bible, Dr. Sproul was a member of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. He helped draft and signed the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy in 1978 and wrote a commentary on that document.

"Dr. Sproul was author of more than one hundred books, including the classic work The Holiness of God, the St. Andrew's Expositional Commentary series, and several children's books. He also recorded hundreds of audio and video lecture series that have been translated into dozens of languages and have been used by people and churches around the world. Dr. Sproul also served as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine and as general editor of the Reformation Study Bible.

"His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.

"Dr. Sproul had a distinguished teaching career at various colleges and seminaries including Gordon College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Knox Theological Seminary. In addition, Dr. Sproul was founder of Reformation Bible College in Sanford, Fla. He served as co-pastor of Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford and was ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America ..."

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15838272/mayre_a_yardis_sproul_death_notice/
2. ↑ Obituary published in the Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec 2017

See also

• Wikipedia profile: R C Sproul.