W. T. Purkiser

W. T. Purkiser (1910–1992) was a preacher, scholar, and author in the Church of the Nazarene.

Among his other accomplishments, Purkiser authored a book entitled "The Gifts of the Spirit" (Beacon Hill Press:Kansas City. 1975). In the book, "The Gifts of the Spirit," Purkiser provided a theologically consistent discussion of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the individual Christian and the gathered congregation of the Church (as understood and practiced within the Wesleyan/Arminian families of the church).