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Rev. James Douglas Ormison (1923-2008) was a United Church minister, missionary to Angola and worked for the Board of World Mission. He was born in 1922 in Tantallon, Saskatchewan, and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1944. He attended St. Andrew's Theological college in Saskatoon 1944-1945 and then received his B.D. degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1948 followed by his Th.M in 1963.
After two years in pastoral work in Hudson Bay, SK Rev. Ormiston was appointed for work in Angola in 1951. Returning to Angola in 1956 following furlough he was responsible for the Dondi Press. Rev. Ormiston was then send to the Congo in the summer of 1961. Upon return to Canada in 1961 he was appointed to the Board of Overseas Missions as Secretary for Personnel. At the 1962 General Council he was named Assistant Secretary of the Board of World Mission.
In 1966 he resigned from the Board and returned to Pastoral work in Spiritwood (1966-67). He became director of Crossroad Africa 1968-1971, and served in Yellowknife 1972-1981. During 1982-85, he seved South Peace PC and through 1985-88 served at Prince Rupert First PC. Rev. Ormiston retired in Naramata BC in 1988.
Rev. Ormiston died August 14, 2008.