Ernest Trice Thompson was a leader for decades in Southern Presbyterianism, and a major architect of the reunion of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) and the UPCUSA in 1983.
Thompson was a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Columbia Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary (Virginia).
Thompson served as an Army chaplain during World War I He became professor of Church History and Church Polity at Union Theological Seminary, and editor of the Presbyterian Outlook magazine. He was elected to Moderator of the General Assembly, the top position in the PCUS.
Thompson openly supported the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), and was an outspoken advocate for the ordination of women. Thompson preached atErnest Trice Thompson was a leader for decades in Southern Presbyterianism, and a major architect of the reunion of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) and the UPCUSA in 1983.
Thompson was a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Columbia Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary (Virginia).
Thompson served as an Army chaplain during World War I He became professor of Church History and Church Polity at Union Theological Seminary, and editor of the Presbyterian Outlook magazine. He was elected to Moderator of the General Assembly, the top position in the PCUS.
Thompson openly supported the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), and was an outspoken advocate for the ordination of women. Thompson preached at the ordination of Rachel Henderlite, the first female minister in the PCUS. He was also an organizer and the first president of the Virginia Council of Churches.