Samuel Sherrard
Samuel M. Sherrard (* 1941 ) is an evangelical clergyman and former executive director of Youth for Christ International .
Life
Sherrard was born in Sri Lanka and was the founder of the Youth for Christ (YFC) branch in Colombo in 1966 . In 1974 Sherrard became the executive director of YFC in Hawaii and also pastored a congregation in Pearl City . In 1994 he became the regional director of YFC for the Americas and finally in 1996 the president and chief executive officer of YFC International.
Individual evidence
- ^ Randall Herbert Balmer: Sherrard, Samuel M. (1941-) . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 623 (English).
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SURNAME | Sherrard, Samuel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sherrard, Sam; Sherrard, Samuel M. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | evangelical minister |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |