Dr Paul R. Hortin DD
(1903-1990)
Doctor of Divinity (from 1941)
Died aged c. 87
Dr. Paul R. Hortin was born in 1903 in Albion, Illinois. He graduated from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1931, obtaining his Doctor of Divinity Degree in 1941. He came to St. Petersburg to begin the longest ministry at any one church in the Florida Methodist Conference: 41 years. Christ United Methodist Church in downtown St. Petersburg, was founded in 1890, and under Dr. Hortin’s leadership, the sanctuary was completed in 1953. He carried out his ministry not only from the pulpit but also on fishing expeditions, hunting trips and in travelogues. The Religious Heritage of America recognized Hortin in 1969 with the Religious Service Citation for "outstanding service to God and mankind." The City of St. Petersburg gave him the Silver Citizen Award and made him Sportsman of the Year. Dr. Paul Hortin died in 1990.
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Dr. Paul R. Hortin [full inscription unknown]
Christ Methodist Church, First Avenue North at Fifth Street, St. Petersburg, FL, United States where they was