History of Evangel's Klaude Kendrick Library

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Man Behind the Library

The Kaude Kendrick Library, dedicated in 1963, is named in honor of Evangel University's first president Dr. Klaude Kendrick, who served from 1955-1958.

Educational Background

1945 B.A. - Texas Wesleyan College

1948 M.A. - Texas Christian University
Thesis: History of the Assemblies of God. Masters Thesis Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 1948.

1959 Ph.D. History - University of Texas· Dissertation: The History of the Modern Pentecostal Movement. Ph.D. Dissertation University of Texas at Austin, 1959. (One of the earliest scholarly works to address the history of the Pentecostal movement.)

Other Scholarly Works

The promise fulfilled: A history of the modern Pentecostal movement. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House, 1961.

Pentecostal phenomena in church history. Cassette of Lecture, Conference on the Holy Spirit. Springfield, MO: Assemblies of God Audiovisual Services,1982.

When can a missionary stop growing relationally /emotionally /spiritually /mentally? Cassettes of four lectures, School of Missions. Springfield, MO: Central Bible College, June 1973.

Timeline

1955-1958 President, Evangel College
1958-1960 Academic Dean, Evangel College
1960-1964 President, Southwestern Assembly of God University
1964-1977 History Department Chair, Texas Wesleyan
1977-1979 Dean, Southern California College (Now Vanguard University)
1984-1986 President, Far East Advanced School of Theology, Philippines

Also served on the North Texas District Presbytery as Sectional Presbyter and Executive Presbyter. Now retired and residing in Rogers, Arkansas.

Recollections of Klaude Kendrick by Murl Winters, Assistant Director, Klaude Kendrick Library

Served in all capacities available to men on faculty and staff at Southwestern Assemblies of God University . . . was always willing to help . . .skilled with hands, helped do remodeling work on another office during summer . . .skilled with figures, worked as business manager when it was a day to day situation . . .academically determined - rode caboose cars or freights back and forth to Austin while he worked on his degree . . .interested in history of the Assemblies of God . . . his dissertation was published as a book which became the first long work on Pentecostal history and more specifically the Assemblies of God. The book now is considered a foundational study which appears regularly on Pentecostal bibliographies . . .he was considered a man of action . . .he was respected as a man and as a scholar .

History in Pictures

Inauguration Dr. Klaude Kendrick (left) was inaugurated as President of Evangel University in 1955. Others shown are J. O. Savell, Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God (center); and R. M. Riggs (right), General Superintendent.	Click Photo to Enlarge Photograph - Evangel University Archives	Academic Dean After stepping down as President in 1958, Dr. Klaude Kendrick served as Academic Dean of Evangel for two more years. Here he presides over a chapel service in Evangel's first chapel auditorium, which was soon to be outgrown.	Click Photo to Enlarge Photograph - Evangel University Archives
Farewell gift to Kendrick, 1960 Dr. Kendrick left Evangel in 1960 to accept the presidency of his alma mater, Southwestern Assemblies of God University. President J. Robert Ashcroft, second President of Evangel (left), presents him with a wall clock as a farewell gift.	Click Photo to Enlarge Photograph - Evangel University Archives 1961	Baccalaureate speaker The following year, 1961, Dr. Kendrick was welcomed back to Evangel as baccalaureate speaker.	Click Photo to Enlarge Photograph - Evangel University Archives

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