Note #9197 from PCUSA NEWS to PRESBYNEWS:
06162 March 14, 2006
Notes about people
by Jerry L. Van Marter
Mary Ensign Pardee, 87, a leader in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for more than 30 years and a tireless advocate for social-justice programs, died on March 7 after a brief illness.
She died at the retirement home near Pittsburgh where she live with her husband of 65 years, William.
A native of Little Rock, AR, Pardee served the PC(USA) in a variety of capacities: as president of the Synod of Pennsylvania Synodical, 1968-1973; national president of Presbyterian Women, 1973-1976; a board member and then vice president for financial development for Church Women United, 1976-1985; and a supporter and board member of the international development organization Oikocredit (formerly the Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society), 1981-2003.
Pardee traveled the world visiting mission projects on behalf of the PC(USA)'s Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, which led her to spearhead efforts to make world hunger a denominational priority. Over three decades she attended numerous international peace conferences.
Opening the doors of education to women of all races and nationalities was another of Pardee's priorities. She served on several educational institution boards, and a Pittsburgh Presbytery scholarship fund to support women students in Malawi is named for her. In 1990, she was honored as one of the PC(USA)'s Women of Faith.
A memorial service has been scheduled for March 25 at Fox Chapel Presbyerian Church in Pittsburgh, where Pardee was a charter member. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, a sister and two brothers.
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Stan DeVoogd and the Rev. Angela Madden have joined the Ecumenical and Mission Partnerships office of the Worldwide Ministries Division (WMD) as associates for congregational and presbytery partnerships. DeVoogd will focus on Latin America and the Caribbean; Madden will concentrate on Europe and the Middle East. Madden also coordinates the Mission to the U.S.A. program, and the implementation of LINKS, a new short-term international mission volunteer placement process.
DeVoogd was formerly WMD's regional liaison for Mexico and the U.S. coordinator for Presbyterian Border Ministries, a joint ministry of the PC(USA) and the Presbyterian Church of Mexico. He was first appointed to PC(USA) mission service in 1996.
Madden, a recent graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, was ordained in January by Southern Kansas Presbytery. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wichita State University and a law degree from Washburn University. Before attending law school, she was a program assistant in the National Ministries Division, helping recruit Young Adult Volunteers (YAV) for service in the United States. She served as a YAV in 1993-94.
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