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Rev. J. Marion DeVinne7; -j? ?
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DETROIT CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS
2111 WOODWARD AVENUE
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48201
pRESS DELEASE
COMMISSION ON PUBLIC RELATIONS
Phon e 313/961-8340
Press Room
Detro i t Annual Conference
Adrian College
Adrian , Michigan
J une 11, 1969
For Immediate Rel ease
Copy:
Samue l F. Stout
The retirement of Rev. J. Marion DeVinney, _presentl y the
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pastor of the Boulevar d Temple United Methodist Church, Detroit,
Michigan, was announced at the Annual Conference of the United
Methodist Church meet ing this week at Adrian College, Adrian,
Michigan.
Mr. DeVinney was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He
graduated from Big hapids High School, Big Rapids, Michigan; from
Albion College, Albion Michigan with a E. B. degree in 1924; from
Garrett Theological Seminary with the B. D. degree; and from Northwestern
University with the M. A. degree in 1928 .
Rev. DeVi nney was recommended for License to Preach by the
Quarterly Conference meeting in Holl and, Michigan, i n 1925; was
admitted to the Michigan Annual Conference as a Probationary Membe r
in 1925 ; and elected to Full Membership of t he same Conference in
1927.
In 1963, he transferred into the Detroit Annual Conference
of the Methodist Church.
Churches pastored by Mr. DeVinney are:
Caledonia- -Parmale e;
Rockford ; Lake City ; Mancelona-Al va; Boyne City-Boyne Falls ;
Galesburg-Const ock ; Fi r st Met hodi s t Church of Jac kson (associate ) :
and Lowell- Vergennes , all i n the Michigan Confe r ence, at Boulevard
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Temple United Methodist Church, Detroit, of the Detroit Annual
Conference.
Rev. DeVinney is listed in nwho " s Who in Methodismn , and in
"Who's Who in the
~ll id-vJ est. "
He is a 3 2nd degree Mason, and a past
presmdent of the Rotary Club of Lowell, Michigan.
Mr. DeVinney is married to the former Zora E. Hilderley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Hilderley.
Mr. DeVinney's parents
were the Rev. and Mrs. J. Clyde DeVinney.
The DeVinneys are the parents of Mrs. David Crawford, and two
sons, Robert H. DeVinney, and Ricahrd DeVinney.
DeVinney, James M.