Gloria S. Dickson

Ministry Partner and Prayer Leader, Loving Wife and Mother. Gloria Stewart  Dickson, age 88, of Minneapolis was born April 15, 1925 in Allentown, PA to parents William and Mary Albertson.   She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, where she graduated with honors.  She was active in drama and music.  Following graduation, Gloria worked as a radio script writer for a station in Sharon, PA.  In 1949, Gloria married Robert W. Dickson.  She worked for Educational Testing Services while her husband attended Princeton Theological Seminary.  Gloria and Bob were subsequently involved in church ministries in Oklahoma City, OK and Duluth, MN before settling at Hope Presbyterian Church in Richfield, MN in 1961.  She was actively involved in the church in missions, the communications ministry, prayer outreaches, and faith renewal weekends in other churches around the Midwest.  She was a leader in prayer movements both at Hope Church and then around the Twin Cities and Minnesota following her husband's retirement.  She passed away peacefully into the Lord's presence on September 13, 2013. Gloria is survived  by her husband, the Reverend Dr.  Robert W. Dickson and two children,  daughter, Leslie Dickson of Minneapolis and son, Scott Dickson and his wife, Priscilla of Dallas TX. She is also survived by three grandsons and their wives, David and Jeannie Dickson, of Plato, TX;  Patrick and Petrushka  Dickson, of  Dallas, TX; and Daniel and Krista Dickson, of Elizabethtown, PA;  four great-grandchildren, Alessandra, Eliana, Madison and Elijah.