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Christian minister (1904–1988)

John Vernon McGee (June 17, 1904 – December 1, 1988) was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and radio minister.^[2]

Biography

Childhood, education, and early ministry

McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, to itinerant parents,^[3] John McGee and Carrie McGee (née Lingner).^[4] His father held many jobs, his last one being an engineer at a cotton mill in Oklahoma,^[3] where he died in 1918 when Vernon was 14 years old.^[5] After his father's death, Vernon's family relocated to Tennessee.

Before entering the ministry, Vernon worked as a bank teller.^[6]

After attending Southwestern at Memphis where he majored in Greek,^[3] he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary^[7] and Master of Theology and Doctor of Theology degrees from Dallas Theological Semina