Mariano Di Gangi

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Mariano Di Gangi (b. August 1924 in Brooklyn) is a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC).

Di Gangi graduated in Theology from Philadelphia's Westminster Theological Seminary in 1946 and joined the PCC following additional postgraduate courses at The Presbyterian College, Montreal. He served congregations in Montreal, preaching in both English and Italian from 1946-51, in Hamilton, Ontario from 1951-61, where St Enoch's Church (merged in 2005) grew to a membership of over 1,000. He then returned to Philadelphia to serve at the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in from 1961-67. He returned to pastoral duties at Knox Spadina in Toronto, Ontario, where he was an Elder before becoming Interim Minister in 1987; and Senior Pastor from 1989-1992. In 2000, he retired to Ottawa where his son-in-law is a pastor. He also taught at Tyndale University College and Seminary (then known as Ontario Theological Seminary), and he serving as the Canadian Director of a missionary agency called Interserve (formerly Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship) from 1967-1988. He was an "Evangelist-at-Large" within the PCC during the 1970s and 1980s, and hosted a radio broadcast "Amazing Grace", sponsored by Presbyterian Men, and broadcast on a few stations. He was also active in the formation and early years of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He was also a popular preacher, who preached at many special services, including Anniversaries, conferences (such as Urbana 84), and at Evangelistic Meetings particularly in Canada, the USA, and in Italy.

Di Gangi has authored many books dealing with the Christian faith, including A Golden Treasury of Puritan Devotion: Selections from the Writings of Thirteen Puritan Divines, Twelve Prophetic Voices, The Book of Joel: A Study Manual, and The Spirit of Christ.

A chapter in Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia: 175 Years of Thinking and Acting Biblically by Philip Ryken deals with Di Gangi's pastorate of that church, where he was preceded by Donald Grey Barnhouse and succeeded by James Montgomery Boice.

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Di Gangi, Mariano. The Spirit of Christ / Mariano Di Gangi. -- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, c1975. ISBN 0-8010-2849-3
Di Gangi, Mariano. Word for all seasons : preaching through the Christian year / Mariano Di Gangi. -- Burlington, Ont. : G.R. Welch Co., c1980. ISBN 0-919532-54-3
Di Gangi, Mariano. Understanding Handel's Messiah / Mariano Di Gangi. -- Burlington, Ont. : Welch, c1984. ISBN 0-919649-85-8
Di Gangi, Mariano. Understanding Handel's Messiah / Mariano Di Gangi. -- Hantsport, N.S. : Lancelot Press, 1995, c1984. ISBN 0-88999-571-0
Di Gangi, Mariano. The happy people : discovering our Lord's secret of real happiness as revealed in His Beatitudes / Mariano Di Gangi. -- [Agincourt, Ont. : Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship], c1976.
Di Gangi, Mariano. Reaching the unreached : a report on the Canadian Consultation on Evangelism / by Mariano Di Gangi. -- [Agincourt, Ont. : BMMF International/Canada], 1983.
Di Gangi, Mariano. Life and immortality / by Mariano Di Gangi. -- Agincourt, Ont. : Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship, 1975.
Di Gangi, Mariano. The sufferings and the glory : a devotional study of the 22nd Psalm / Mariano De Gangi. -- Agincourt, ON : Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship, [197-]
Di Gangi, Mariano. The meaning of Christian discipleship / by Mariano Di Gangi. -- Agincourt, Ont. : Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship, 1975.
Di Gangi, Mariano. A living church : compared to what the Bible says about a living church, is yours alive or in need of revival? / Mariano Di Grangi. -- Agincourt, Ont. : Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship, [197-?]