Arthur Kent White

Arthur Kent White
Born	March 15, 1889
Died	September 16, 1981 Zarephath, New Jersey
Education	Columbia University
Occupation	Pillar of Fire Church
Term	1946-1981
Predecessor	Alma Bridwell White
Successor	Arlene White Lawrence
Spouse	Kathleen
Children	Arlene White Lawrence
Parents	Alma Bridwell White
Relatives	Ray Bridwell White, brother

Arthur Kent White (March 15, 1889 – September 16, 1981) was a Pentecostal Bishop, and the General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey and the President of Belleview College. ^[1] ^[2]

[edit] Biography

The church was started by his mother, Alma Bridwell White, in Denver, Colorado. ^[3] ^[4] Arthur White was born in Colorado in 1889 to Alma Bridwell and Kent White (1860–1940), and he had a brother, Ray Bridwell White. ^[5] Arthur attended and graduated from Columbia University, and later attended and graduated from Princeton University. He married Kathleen in 1914, ^[2] and had the following children: Arlene White (1916–1990), who married a Lawrence, and was a bishop at Zarephath, New Jersey; Horace White (b. 1920), who lived in California; Constance White (b. 1924); and Pauline White (b. 1927), reverend, who married Robert B. Dallenbach, bishop, in Denver, Colorado. White was president of Alma White College from 192l to 1971. He became president of Belleview College and then director of the Alma Bible College in London. He also headed the Pillar of Fire missions in Liberia. He wrote seven books. ^[3]

^ "Pillar of Fire Bishop Marks 75th Birthday in Jersey.", New York Times, March 16, 1964. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
^ ^a ^b Belleview Christian College. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “Bishop Arthur White, who succeeded his brother as president of Belleview College, was also a graduate of Columbia and Princeton Universities. ... Together with his wife, the late Rev. Kathleen M. White, he was responsible for much of the progress of the Christian schools of the Pillar of Fire, of which he was General Superintendent.”
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Arthur White, 92, Dies. Headed Pillar of Fire Church.", New York Times, September 18, 1981. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. "Bishop Arthur K. White, president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey, died Monday at his home in Zarephath. He was 92 years old."
^ "Bishop Alma White, Preacher, Author. Founder Of Pillar Of Fire Dies At 84. Established Several Schools And Colleges.", New York Times, June 27, 1946. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. "Bound Brook, New Jersey June 26, 1937 (Associated Press) Bishop Alma White, founder of the Pillar of Fire Church and author of thirty-five religious tracts and some 200 hymns, died here today at the headquarters of the religious group at near-by Zarephath. Her age was 84."
^ "Ray Bridwell White. Pillar of Fire Church Leader, Son of Late Bishop, Dies.", New York Times, November 6, 1946. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.

Preceded by Alma Bridwell White	Pillar of Fire Church 1946-1981	Succeeded by Arlene White Lawrence
Preceded by Ray Bridwell White	Belleview College -	Succeeded by -