Finis Alonzo Crutchfield Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Finis Alonzo Crutchfield Jr.

American bishop

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Henrietta, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 21-May-1987

Profession: priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Finis Alonzo Crutchfield Jr.
((1916-08-22)August 22, 1916 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987) was a noted American clergyman and a bishop in the United Methodist Church.
He began his pastoral career after graduating from Duke University Divinity School in 1940.
His first assignment was First United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He remained there until he was sent to Norman, Oklahoma, in 1950.
Ten years later he became senior pastor at Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa.
He was credited with bringing Oral Roberts into the Methodist Church (although Roberts later left) and served as a negotiator in the 1968 merger of the Methodist Church with the Evangelical United Brethren Church.In 1972, he was elected as a bishop and sent to New Orleans.
In 1976, he was sent to Texas as bishop of the Texas Conference, headquartered in Houston.
He retired in 1984, and died of AIDS in 1987.