Stan Purdum is a freelance writer and editor, and was a parish minister in Ohio for a several years. Having varied interests, he has also worked as a carpenter, teacher, camp manager, bicycle mechanic, drama director and journalist.
Stan has been published in a wide range of both religious and secular publications. He’s written and published material as varied as a study of the Gospel of John, a how-to book for newsletter editors, numerous direct-mail campaigns, short stories and Sunday school curriculum, as well as six books.
For three years, his column on family humor appeared weekly in The Bellevue Gazette, a daily newspaper in Bellevue, Ohio. During that time, he also won an award from United Press International for a series of articles he wrote for the same paper on the efforts of small towns to secure physicians. While in Bellevue, Stan helped to establish a community counseling center to serve a four-county area. He has also taught writing classes for adults.
Stan holds an education degree from Youngstown State University, a Master of Divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and a Doctor of Ministry from Drew University.
Long an avid bicycle tourist, Stan has ridden several long-distance bike trips, which have been the subjects of some of his books.
Stan and his wife, Jeanine, live in Gallipolis, Ohio. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.
Stan has been published in a wide range of both religious and secular publications. He’s written and published material as varied as a study of the Gospel of John, a how-to book for newsletter editors, numerous direct-mail campaigns, short stories and Sunday school curriculum, as well as six books.
For three years, his column on family humor appeared weekly in The Bellevue Gazette, a daily newspaper in Bellevue, Ohio. During that time, he also won an award from United Press International for a series of articles he wrote for the same paper on the efforts of small towns to secure physicians. While in Bellevue, Stan helped to establish a community counseling center to serve a four-county area. He has also taught writing classes for adults.
Stan holds an education degree from Youngstown State University, a Master of Divinity from Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and a Doctor of Ministry from Drew University.
Long an avid bicycle tourist, Stan has ridden several long-distance bike trips, which have been the subjects of some of his books.
Stan and his wife, Jeanine, live in Gallipolis, Ohio. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.
