Eugene Carson Blake

Eugene Carson Blake
Blake in 1967
Born(1906-11-07)November 7, 1906
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
DiedJuly 31, 1985(1985-07-31) (aged 78)
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Occupation(s)Presbyterian Church leader, president of the National Council of Churches, head of the World Council of Churches
Spouses
Valina Gillespie
(m. 1929; died 1973)
Jean Ware Hoyt
(m. 1974)
Parent(s)Orville Prescott Blake and Lulu Carson
RelativesRhea Carson Blake Harvey (sister); Howard Carson Blake (brother)

Eugene Carson Blake (November 7, 1906 – July 31, 1985) was an American Presbyterian Church leader.

From 1954 to 1957 he served as president of the National Council of Churches in the United States; from 1966 to 1972 he served as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches.[1][2] He also helped organize and would subsequently participate in the 1963 March on Washington.

  1. ^ "The Presidents of the National Council of Churches USA". Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ "WCC general secretaries since 1948". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.