Rev. Arthur G. Schwabe, pastor of Savage Memorial Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon for 41 years and long-time East Multnomah County activist. He passed away in September, 1988.
Rev. Schwabe was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1917. He graduated from Moody Bible College, in Chicago, Hastings College, in Nebraska, and McCormick Theological Seminary, in Chicago. He was ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in 1946. He was widely respected for both his ministry and his community service. In 1967 he helped found SNOW-CAP, an East-Multnomah County community-action project, which provides food, clothing, and counseling for families in crisis. He was president of the Portland chapter of Habitat for Humanity, an international organization dedicated to providing housing for low-income families.
He received his Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1974. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees for Lewis and Clark College, where he also taught religion and Greek. Over the years he hosted several spiritual and community-tissue television programs, including “East County Pathways” for the Multnomah County Cable Access channel. He was also a long-time member of Kiwanis Club.
He is most remembered for his good humor, his compassion for people with spiritual and emotional problems, and his boundless energy.
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