Ventura County Star (Thousand Oaks, California), 18 June 2006
Roger Meriwether, 82, of Puyallup, Wash., went to be with his Lord on June 11, 2006, after a lengthy illness.
Pastor Roger was the founding minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks and served the congregation there until his retirement in 1992.
Born in Asheville, N.C., his family moved several times during the Great Depression, finally residing in Orange City, Fla., where Roger attended a Baptist boarding school during his high school years. In the summer of 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve and, while on guard duty at Norfolk, Va., he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor. His first thought was, "I won't be going home for Christmas." Staff Sgt. Meriwether served in communications aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific campaign until the war's end, and he remained in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after his discharge from active duty.
Using the benefits of the GI Bill, Roger graduated from Stetson University in Florida. He felt God calling him into the ministry and entered Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. It was during this time that he attended Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he was deeply influenced by Henrietta Meras. It was also at Hollywood Presbyterian Church that Roger met his future bride, Gladys Dartford, at a Fourth of July picnic held at Laguna Beach. Because the Presbyterian Church at that time required its pastors to graduate from a Presbyterian seminary, Roger transferred to San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1954, and he and Gladys were married on November 20, that year. He completed his Masters of Divinity and received his first call to pastoral ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Post Falls, Idaho, where he was ordained and installed on Sept. 12, 1956.
In 1961, Roger was called to be the organizing pastor of a new Presbyterian church in a sleepy little town called Thousand Oaks. Initially meeting in members' homes, space was finally located the site of the vacated Baier Pit restaurant on what was then Ventura Boulevard, now called Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Subsequent moves were to the gymnasium of the California Lutheran College in 1963 and the new Community Center at Dover and Hendrix in 1964. Groundbreaking for a permanent church was held in January 1966 on the present site, at Lynn Road and Camino Manzanas.
With dedication, love, and faithfulness, along with his finely honed sense of humor, Pastor Roger guided his growing Emmanuel flock through the years. His personal life was always an example of trust in and love for Jesus Christ. His sermons were given with a message of hope and inspiration. He left an indelible mark on those who worshipped at Emmanuel during the time of his pastorate. Roger's passion was missionary work, and upon his retirement, the church established the Meriwether Center for Mission, which has supported numerous young people and adults on short-term missionary journeys worldwide.
Roger is survived by his wife, Gladys, of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Mary Rixon Hancock, of Orange City, Fla.; son, David (spouse Patty) Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio; daughter, Margaret (spouse Kim) Connell, of Tacoma, Wash.; and grandchildren, Corin and Shane Faye, of Tacoma, Wash., and Allie, Jack, and Matthew Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio.
A memorial celebration was held on Friday, June 16, at Puyallup Nazarene Church in Puyallup, Wash.
Memorial gifts may be made to Meriwether Center for Mission, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 588 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, or to the Seattle Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202.
Roger Meriwether, 82, of Puyallup, Wash., went to be with his Lord on June 11, 2006, after a lengthy illness.
Pastor Roger was the founding minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks and served the congregation there until his retirement in 1992.
Born in Asheville, N.C., his family moved several times during the Great Depression, finally residing in Orange City, Fla., where Roger attended a Baptist boarding school during his high school years. In the summer of 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve and, while on guard duty at Norfolk, Va., he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor. His first thought was, "I won't be going home for Christmas." Staff Sgt. Meriwether served in communications aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific campaign until the war's end, and he remained in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after his discharge from active duty.
Using the benefits of the GI Bill, Roger graduated from Stetson University in Florida. He felt God calling him into the ministry and entered Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. It was during this time that he attended Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he was deeply influenced by Henrietta Meras. It was also at Hollywood Presbyterian Church that Roger met his future bride, Gladys Dartford, at a Fourth of July picnic held at Laguna Beach. Because the Presbyterian Church at that time required its pastors to graduate from a Presbyterian seminary, Roger transferred to San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1954, and he and Gladys were married on November 20, that year. He completed his Masters of Divinity and received his first call to pastoral ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Post Falls, Idaho, where he was ordained and installed on Sept. 12, 1956.
In 1961, Roger was called to be the organizing pastor of a new Presbyterian church in a sleepy little town called Thousand Oaks. Initially meeting in members' homes, space was finally located the site of the vacated Baier Pit restaurant on what was then Ventura Boulevard, now called Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Subsequent moves were to the gymnasium of the California Lutheran College in 1963 and the new Community Center at Dover and Hendrix in 1964. Groundbreaking for a permanent church was held in January 1966 on the present site, at Lynn Road and Camino Manzanas.
With dedication, love, and faithfulness, along with his finely honed sense of humor, Pastor Roger guided his growing Emmanuel flock through the years. His personal life was always an example of trust in and love for Jesus Christ. His sermons were given with a message of hope and inspiration. He left an indelible mark on those who worshipped at Emmanuel during the time of his pastorate. Roger's passion was missionary work, and upon his retirement, the church established the Meriwether Center for Mission, which has supported numerous young people and adults on short-term missionary journeys worldwide.
Roger is survived by his wife, Gladys, of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Mary Rixon Hancock, of Orange City, Fla.; son, David (spouse Patty) Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio; daughter, Margaret (spouse Kim) Connell, of Tacoma, Wash.; and grandchildren, Corin and Shane Faye, of Tacoma, Wash., and Allie, Jack, and Matthew Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio.
A memorial celebration was held on Friday, June 16, at Puyallup Nazarene Church in Puyallup, Wash.
Memorial gifts may be made to Meriwether Center for Mission, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 588 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, or to the Seattle Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202.
Ventura County Star (Thousand Oaks, California), 18 June 2006
Roger Meriwether, 82, of Puyallup, Wash., went to be with his Lord on June 11, 2006, after a lengthy illness.
Pastor Roger was the founding minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks and served the congregation there until his retirement in 1992.
Born in Asheville, N.C., his family moved several times during the Great Depression, finally residing in Orange City, Fla., where Roger attended a Baptist boarding school during his high school years. In the summer of 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve and, while on guard duty at Norfolk, Va., he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor. His first thought was, "I won't be going home for Christmas." Staff Sgt. Meriwether served in communications aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific campaign until the war's end, and he remained in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after his discharge from active duty.
Using the benefits of the GI Bill, Roger graduated from Stetson University in Florida. He felt God calling him into the ministry and entered Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. It was during this time that he attended Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he was deeply influenced by Henrietta Meras. It was also at Hollywood Presbyterian Church that Roger met his future bride, Gladys Dartford, at a Fourth of July picnic held at Laguna Beach. Because the Presbyterian Church at that time required its pastors to graduate from a Presbyterian seminary, Roger transferred to San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1954, and he and Gladys were married on November 20, that year. He completed his Masters of Divinity and received his first call to pastoral ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Post Falls, Idaho, where he was ordained and installed on Sept. 12, 1956.
In 1961, Roger was called to be the organizing pastor of a new Presbyterian church in a sleepy little town called Thousand Oaks. Initially meeting in members' homes, space was finally located the site of the vacated Baier Pit restaurant on what was then Ventura Boulevard, now called Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Subsequent moves were to the gymnasium of the California Lutheran College in 1963 and the new Community Center at Dover and Hendrix in 1964. Groundbreaking for a permanent church was held in January 1966 on the present site, at Lynn Road and Camino Manzanas.
With dedication, love, and faithfulness, along with his finely honed sense of humor, Pastor Roger guided his growing Emmanuel flock through the years. His personal life was always an example of trust in and love for Jesus Christ. His sermons were given with a message of hope and inspiration. He left an indelible mark on those who worshipped at Emmanuel during the time of his pastorate. Roger's passion was missionary work, and upon his retirement, the church established the Meriwether Center for Mission, which has supported numerous young people and adults on short-term missionary journeys worldwide.
Roger is survived by his wife, Gladys, of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Mary Rixon Hancock, of Orange City, Fla.; son, David (spouse Patty) Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio; daughter, Margaret (spouse Kim) Connell, of Tacoma, Wash.; and grandchildren, Corin and Shane Faye, of Tacoma, Wash., and Allie, Jack, and Matthew Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio.
A memorial celebration was held on Friday, June 16, at Puyallup Nazarene Church in Puyallup, Wash.
Memorial gifts may be made to Meriwether Center for Mission, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 588 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, or to the Seattle Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202.
Roger Meriwether, 82, of Puyallup, Wash., went to be with his Lord on June 11, 2006, after a lengthy illness.
Pastor Roger was the founding minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks and served the congregation there until his retirement in 1992.
Born in Asheville, N.C., his family moved several times during the Great Depression, finally residing in Orange City, Fla., where Roger attended a Baptist boarding school during his high school years. In the summer of 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve and, while on guard duty at Norfolk, Va., he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor. His first thought was, "I won't be going home for Christmas." Staff Sgt. Meriwether served in communications aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific campaign until the war's end, and he remained in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after his discharge from active duty.
Using the benefits of the GI Bill, Roger graduated from Stetson University in Florida. He felt God calling him into the ministry and entered Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. It was during this time that he attended Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he was deeply influenced by Henrietta Meras. It was also at Hollywood Presbyterian Church that Roger met his future bride, Gladys Dartford, at a Fourth of July picnic held at Laguna Beach. Because the Presbyterian Church at that time required its pastors to graduate from a Presbyterian seminary, Roger transferred to San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1954, and he and Gladys were married on November 20, that year. He completed his Masters of Divinity and received his first call to pastoral ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Post Falls, Idaho, where he was ordained and installed on Sept. 12, 1956.
In 1961, Roger was called to be the organizing pastor of a new Presbyterian church in a sleepy little town called Thousand Oaks. Initially meeting in members' homes, space was finally located the site of the vacated Baier Pit restaurant on what was then Ventura Boulevard, now called Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Subsequent moves were to the gymnasium of the California Lutheran College in 1963 and the new Community Center at Dover and Hendrix in 1964. Groundbreaking for a permanent church was held in January 1966 on the present site, at Lynn Road and Camino Manzanas.
With dedication, love, and faithfulness, along with his finely honed sense of humor, Pastor Roger guided his growing Emmanuel flock through the years. His personal life was always an example of trust in and love for Jesus Christ. His sermons were given with a message of hope and inspiration. He left an indelible mark on those who worshipped at Emmanuel during the time of his pastorate. Roger's passion was missionary work, and upon his retirement, the church established the Meriwether Center for Mission, which has supported numerous young people and adults on short-term missionary journeys worldwide.
Roger is survived by his wife, Gladys, of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Mary Rixon Hancock, of Orange City, Fla.; son, David (spouse Patty) Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio; daughter, Margaret (spouse Kim) Connell, of Tacoma, Wash.; and grandchildren, Corin and Shane Faye, of Tacoma, Wash., and Allie, Jack, and Matthew Meriwether, of Paulding, Ohio.
A memorial celebration was held on Friday, June 16, at Puyallup Nazarene Church in Puyallup, Wash.
Memorial gifts may be made to Meriwether Center for Mission, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 588 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, or to the Seattle Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 202, Seattle, WA 98111-0202.
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