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McDormand, Thomas Bruce. (Bear River, Nova Scotia, March 15, 1904--?). Baptist. Acadia University, B.A., 1929; St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), B.D., 1935; Emmanuel College (Toronto), Th.D., 1952. Pastorates at Middleton (1930-1933) and Amherst, Nova Scotia (1936-1938); Edmonton, Alberta (1933-1936). Director of Christian Education for the Baptist Union of Western Canada, 1938-1942; editor, Canadian Baptist Sunday School Publications, 1942-1948; general secretary of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1948-1955; secretary-treasurer, Baptist Federation of Canada, 1955-1959; vice-president, Acadia University, 1959-1961; president, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1961-1967; retired to Amherst, N.S. His books and articles deal mostly with liturgical topics, except for his autobiography, Unforgettable Encounters, which he published privately in 1974.

--Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

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[McDormand] is a member of the Executive Committee of the Baptist World Alliance. He is the author of several books and has published a number of poems.

--Ten New Stewardship Hymns, 1961. Used by permission.