Born in 1930 on http://www.bellisland.net Newfoundland, # 7 of 5 boys and 3 girls.
Attended university http://www.mta.ca (philosophy/psychology and theology—1947-1951). Graduate seminary work at Halifax, NS http://astheology.ns.ca/ Ordained 1953, in New Brunswick (Mount Allison University)
Our first assignment (both 23 at the time)—I include my wife, Jean, a teacher—came from my St. John’s, NL, Presbytery: It was an assignment to be the first resident minister of a squatters’ town. There was no warning as to what to expect.
Basically, we were told, by letter, to go to Goose-Bay, Labrador. About six miles from there, on the Hamilton River, are 115 families—50 United Church, 25 Anglican Church, 25 Moravian families and, maybe, two Roman Catholic families.
In 1954-1955 I did postgraduate studies (History of Ideas (religion and theology) at Boston University (founded by Methodists) theological seminary.
Then I served (3 years) in Northern New Brunswick (Tide Head, near Campbellton)
Cedar Park UC, Pointe Claire, Quebec (3 Years)
Iondale UC, East Toronto (Scarborough, 5 years)
Willowdale UC, North Toronto (1966-1994, the year I retired)
Since 1988, I have lived in Thornhill—a beautiful area, just north of Metro- Toronto—0ver 2,000,000. Jean and I have a daughter, Catherine (1956), an artist and grad in arts from
York University. She and her husband, Wayne Adams live in a floating house located near Tofino, BC.—Google search Floating homes, Freedom Cove, Tofino, BC. Catherine helped Wayne raise his two young children—a girl and boy—successfully. I did the wedding for the daughter who lives, in Sweden—Kjell Englund, a music and arts director. They have a daughter and a son—our two step great-grand children.
Our son Turner (1958)—a musician and a teacher—also a grad of York U. His wife, Farah, is from Tehran—a liberal Muslim, graduate of York U and mother of our only three grand children. They live in Don Mills, just south of us.
See also http://www.lindsayking.ca & http://www.flfcanada.com There is also a bio in Wikepedia.
