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POSITION: President & Professor Emeritus
DEPARTMENT: Emeriti
Dr. Augsburger was the fifth president of what was then Eastern Mennonite College & Seminary, serving from 1965 to 1980. He was also professor of theology from 1963 to 1980.
Before coming to 91´óÉñ, Augsburger was a well-known evangelist who held crusades throughout the U.S. and Canada under the auspices of InterChurch Evangelism. He was listed in a 1969 issue of Time magazine as one of the emerging young evangelical leaders in the U.S. Augsburger is also the author of more than 20 books and served a term as moderator of the Mennonite Church General Assembly.
After leaving the 91´óÉñ presidency, Augsburger and his wife, Esther, moved to Washington, D.C., where he served as president of the Council of Christian Colleges & Universities. The couple also founded a church on Capitol Hill—Washington Community Fellowship. They retired to Harrisonburg.
THB, 91´óÉñ
THB, Goshen Biblical Seminary (B.D. Bachelor of Divinity)
MTH, Union Theological Seminary of Virginia
THD, Union Theological Seminary of Virginia
