Gone to Be With the Lord Report (2023)

We honor Foursquare servants who went to be with the Lord. The following list reflects data compiled through December 31, 2023.

December 2023

Faustino V. Gonzalo

Deceased: December 4, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Connie R. Kingsbury

Deceased: December 9, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Crossroads Chapel (Lucerne Valley Foursquare Church) in Lucerne Valley, Calif.

Robert D. Blevins

Deceased: December 18, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Edgar T. Davis Jr.

Deceased: December 27, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

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November 2023

George A. Allen

Deceased: November 3, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Grace Chapel (Forest City Foursquare Church) in Forest City, N.C.

Lesley D. Jackson

Deceased: November 5, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

James E. Ftacek

Deceased: November 6, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, Atwater River Foursquare Church in Atwater, Calif.

Ruth Sharon Daily

Deceased: November 25, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

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October 2023

Rev. Ronald L. Berry

Deceased: October 12, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Kay G. Kee

Deceased: October 24, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Dewey Morrow

Deceased: October 26, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

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September 2023

Rev. Aline Richey

Deceased: September 26, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Foursquare Missions International (FMI)

Rev. Donna Frank

Deceased: September 27, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Marilee Risser

Deceased: September 28, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Jim Angel

Deceased: September 30, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

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August 2023

Rev. Charles R. Ames

Deceased: August 8, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

Rev. Myrna T. Sellinger

Deceased: August 13, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

Rev. Rosemarie Tejera

Deceased: August 24, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

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July 2023

Dwayne O. Starling

Deceased: July 13, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Jerrald D. Sanford

Deceased: July 19, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Jesse Rosales

Deceased: July 20, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, World Faith Ministries (Baldwin Park Foursquare Church) in Baldwin Park, Calif.

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June 2023

Rev. David E. Beneze

Deceased: June 2, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

Rev. Michael R. Hancock

Deceased: June 16, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, Hope Chapel (Stafford Foursquare Church) in Stafford, Va.

Rev. Gordon Fralick

Deceased: June 20, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

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May 2023

Rev. Dominic Contreras

Deceased: May 1, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Randall L. Ford

Deceased: May 12, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Lifespring (Fife Foursquare Church) in Edgewood, Wash.

Rev. Verneeda Zuehlsdorf

Deceased: May 17, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Johnny O. Barnett

Deceased: May 21, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

Rev. Thomas A. Whitaker

Deceased: May 21, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, Foursquare Missions International

Rev. Joy C. Jones

Deceased: May 23, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Foursquare chaplain

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April 2023

Rev. Doris Holland

Deceased: April 9, 2023
Last appointment: retired, central office admin.

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March 2023

Rev. Theodore C. Olbrich

Deceased: Mar 23, 2023
Last appointment: Foursquare Missions International worker, Cambodia

Rev. John L. Amstutz

Deceased: Mar 23, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Florence M. Espeseth

Deceased: Mar 24, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

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February 2023

Rev. Roger A. Nolan

Deceased: Feb 1, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Daniel F. Westlund

Deceased: Feb 9, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Josefina Ledesma

Deceased: Feb. 20, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, Nuevo Amanecer (Palmdale Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Palmdale, Calif.

Rev. Joan Marie Ruggles

Deceased: Feb. 21, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, ReImagine Life Ministries (Fort Collins Foursquare Church) in Fort Collins, Colo.

Rev. Walter C. Kirkland Jr.

Deceased: Feb. 21, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Restoring Hope (Dallas Foursquare Church) in Dallas, N.C.

Rev. Edgar A. Krienke

Deceased: Feb 23, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Norman C. Kneeland

Deceased: Feb 24, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Northwest District

Rev. Oscar D. Mayorga

Deceased: Feb. 25, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, New Hope Christian Fellowship (Porterville 2 Foursquare Church) in Porterville, Calif.

Rev. Shirley J. Fenn

Deceased: Feb. 26, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Grants Pass Foursquare Church in Grants Pass, Ore.

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January 2023

Rev. Hector A. Gasca

Deceased: Jan. 4, 2023
Last appointment: retired, National Hispanic District

Rev. Alfred D. Branscum

Deceased: Jan. 8, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

Rev. Jerry B. Knudsen

Deceased: Jan. 8, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

Rev. Jack W. Hayford

Deceased: Jan. 8, 2023
Previous appointments: former president of The Foursquare Church; former senior pastor of The Church on the Way (Van Nuys Foursquare Church) in Van Nuys, Calif.; founder and chancellor emeritus of The King’s University

Rev. Joe R. Van Koevering

Deceased: Jan. 10, 2023
Last appointment: senior pastor, Gateway Christian Center (St. Petersburg Foursquare Church) in South Pasadena, Fla.

Rev. Mary L. Ritch

Deceased: Jan. 13, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

Rev. Gladys W. Hartness

Deceased: Jan. 17, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Atlantic District

Rev. Marlene L. Delgado

Deceased: Jan. 22, 2023
Last appointment: assisting minister, Promesa De Dios (Palmdale Hispanic 3 Foursquare Church) in Palmdale, Calif.

Rev. Kenneth S. Hyde

Deceased: Jan. 27, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Central District

Rev. La Deane Jacobs

Deceased: Jan. 31, 2023
Last appointment: retired, Western District

 

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