Mitch Henson passes away

28 December 2007

Mitch Henson passes away

By Alexander Carpenter
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A shepherd of tolerance, Glendale City SDA Church senior pastor Mitch Henson has passed away early Thursday afternoon, Dec. 27, from complications of his year-long battle with brain cancer.

Taylor Ruhl, president of Kinship International writes:

Mitch Henson was among the most courageous pioneers of inclusion for LGBT Adventists, granting many of us membership in his church and welcoming those of us who could attend there into full participation in the life of the church. He served as a member of the Kinship Advisory Board.

The new book, providing Seventh-day Adventist perspectives on homosexuality will be dedicated to him.

Established in 1906, Glendale City Church recently completed a centennial celebration -- "100 years of grace" -- for which they raised $2 million for their endowment fund.

Comments

Mitch was an amazing person. His sermons were the kind you would never go to sleep during; he told great stories that always had a hook to drive the point home. No doubt he could have pastored any of our large churches if he hadn't "ruined his reputation" by loving and accepting people other churches had cast out. He was certainly one of the most compassionate men I've ever known. He will be mourned by many.

Posted by: Carrol Grady (not verified) | 29 December 2007 at 2:00

Mitch baptized me at the Riverside, CA church in 1981. I'll never forget, as a 9 year old kid, him visiting me in my home and giving me Bible studies.

Posted by: Ryan Bell | 29 December 2007 at 6:35

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