Edward L. Duncan
c. 1932 - 7 June 2014
Rev. Edward L. Duncan
Ed lived life out loud—with his big, booming and sonorous voice, he could captivate a room or sanctuary with preaching and singing. He loved people, relating to children and youth, and spent countless weekends, campouts, and mission trips sleeping on various floors and tents. He also had great love for the church, both locally, and in the wider connection, serving as delegate to a number of General and Jurisdictional Conferences, as well as being instrumental in the development of the 1989 U.M. Hymnal. He came to the Detroit Conference at the encouragement of Yale Divinity School classmate Bill Ritter, launching a new church in Troy in the 1960’s. Ed served on the Conference staff in downtown Detroit for two years, then was the catalyst that set the Lake Orion UMC on a path to great growth and vitality. He served for five years as the editor for the Michigan Christian Advocate, then served the Royal Oak and Farmington churches before retirement. Ed passed away June 7, 2014 at the age of 82.
- Detroit Annual Conference minutes of 2015, p. 338
Appointments
- 1966-1967: Troy Coolidge & 16 Mile
- 1967-1969: Troy Fellowship
- 1969-1971: Director of Missions and Outreach
- 1971-1982: Lake Orion
- 1982-1987: Editor, Michigan Christian Advocate
- 1987-1991: Royal Oak First
- 1991-1995: Farmington First
- 1995-2014: retired