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Virgil Fry
Executive Director of Lifeline Chaplaincy
Houston, Dallas, Central
Texas & Tarrant County
Virgil
Fry received
the 1995 Distinguished Alumni Citation from Abilene Christian University on March
24, 1996. He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees from ACU in the mid seventies,
his Clinical Pastoral Education training at Baylor University Medical Center in
Dallas in 1976, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Seminary
in 1993. Virgil began work as Chaplain at M.D. Anderson Hospital in 1985. Since
then thousands of patients and family members have been blessed by his gentle
ministry in the spirit of Christ. As author of pamphlets and articles on care
for the ill, through video tape ministry, as adjunct professor at our Christian
universities and as mentor for university student interns Virgil´s ministry
has touched thousands more. Virgil has provided professional leadership and direction
for the Chaplaincy program corresponding leadership among volunteers.
Pepperdine Graduate Course
Dr.
Virgil Fry served as Adjunct Professor for Pepperdine University's Religion Division
the first two weeks of June 2006. While on campus in Malibu,California, he taught
a course entitled "Ministry in Times of Crisis." In addition, Dr. Fry
is a guest editor for an upcoming Leaven
Journal on Ministry in Crisis Times. This edition has 9 articles, plus book
reviews, and it will be released in September to coincide with the one-year anniversary
of 9/11/01. Harding
University Presents
85th
Annual Lectureship, October 1, 2008
"A
God Who Weeps: John 11:1-44"
Virgil Fry
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ACU Honors the Frys
Virgil
and Caryl Fry were honored with the Christian Service Award at a ceremony May
7, 2006 at the First Colony Church of Christ in Sugar Land, Texas. The Christian
Service Award honors Christian service and dedication to ministry through Abilene
Christian University. Dr. Royce Money, Abilene Christian University’s president,
presented the award to the couple Virgil, who is the executive director of Lifeline
Chaplaincy in Houston, Dallas and Central Texas.
Caryl is a 1974 graduate
of ACU and was an elementary school teacher in the Houston area for nearly 25
years. She was honored with a Change the World Award from ACU in 2006 for Christian
leadership in educational settings. Caryl went to be with our Lord in September
2007.
"A
Conversation With Virgil Fry"
featured
in the December 2006 Christian Chronicle, an international
publication of the Churches of Christ Article.
Read
21st Century Christian Magazine
about Virgil's book: Rekindled: Warmed By Fires of
Hope.
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Lifeline
Chaplaincy Celebrates
a Quarter Century of Caring for Patients, Families
By
ERIC HANSON
Texas Medical Center News
Virgil Fry has spent most of his adult life as a chaplain
serving patients and their families at the institutions
of the Texas Medical Center. As the executive director
of Lifeline Chaplaincy, he has seen thousands of very
sick people during his career but one patient remains
freshly firm in his memory.
"There
was a man at M.D. Anderson who had a series of facial
surgeries and by the time I met him most
of his face had been removed," Fry
remembered.
READ ARTICLE
HOPE
ENDURES FOR THOSE WITH ILLNESS
Hope Endures airs two times per week. One show
features a special guest sharing how s/he has found
hope despite living with chronic illness or pain.
The second, find out more about Rest Ministries,
meet volunteers, HopeKeepers leaders, call in to
share what is on your mind, and keep updated on
every thing Rest Ministries. Get to know founder
Lisa Copen as host of both of these special 1-hour
programs.
"3-31-09 Virgil Fry, author of and chaplain
at Lifeline Chaplaincy - www.lifelinechaplaincy.org
- will share with us about how he gives hope to
those living with illness. Virgil began work as
Chaplain at M.D. Anderson Hospital in 1985. Since
then thousands of patients and family members have
been blessed by his gentle ministry in the spirit
of Christ. As author of pamphlets and articles on
care for the ill, through video tape ministry, as
adjunct professor at our Christian universities
and as mentor for university student interns Virgil´s
ministry has touched thousands more. Virgil has
provided professional leadership and direction for
the Chaplaincy program corresponding leadership
among volunteers."
LISTEN
A one hour LIVE interview for Rest Ministries
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