Rembert S. Truluck
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Dr. Rembert S. Truluck (b. 1934, Clinton, South Carolina
d. 2008 Greenville, South Carolina
) was a gay
theologian, Bible
teacher, preacher, writer and pastor
who served in Metropolitan Community Church
es (MCC) in Atlanta
, San Francisco, and Nashville
between 1988 and 1996. He was the author of Invitation To Freedom, a guide to Personal Evangelism in the Gay Community (1993) and Steps To Recovery From Bible Abuse (1997).
Truluck was born in Clinton, South Carolina
. He attended Furman University
and earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology
. He served from 1953 to 1973 as Southern Baptist preacher and was a professor at Baptist College at Charleston (now Charleston Southern University
). After being outed
to the college's Board of Trustees, he resigned and became a pastor of MCC.
He was also interviewed in the 1993 documentary One Nation Under God.
He was working on his next book Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? at the time of his death from natural causes on November 14, 2008, aged 74
Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,091 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary...
d. 2008 Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
) was a gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
theologian, Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
teacher, preacher, writer and pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
who served in Metropolitan Community Church
Metropolitan Community Church
The Metropolitan Community Church or The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches is an international Protestant Christian denomination...
es (MCC) in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, San Francisco, and Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
between 1988 and 1996. He was the author of Invitation To Freedom, a guide to Personal Evangelism in the Gay Community (1993) and Steps To Recovery From Bible Abuse (1997).
Truluck was born in Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,091 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary...
. He attended Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
and earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology
Sacred theology
Sacred theology is the name given to the theological degrees offered in a number of theological colleges, including the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church.It is offered at the following levels:*Bachelor of Sacred Theology...
. He served from 1953 to 1973 as Southern Baptist preacher and was a professor at Baptist College at Charleston (now Charleston Southern University
Charleston Southern University
Charleston Southern University, founded in 1964 as Baptist College, is an independent comprehensive university located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston Southern enrolls a maximum of 3,200 students. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the university's mission is...
). After being outed
Outing
Outing is the act of disclosing a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person's true sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent. Outing gives rise to issues of privacy, choice, hypocrisy, and harm in addition to sparking debate on what constitutes common good in efforts...
to the college's Board of Trustees, he resigned and became a pastor of MCC.
He was also interviewed in the 1993 documentary One Nation Under God.
He was working on his next book Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? at the time of his death from natural causes on November 14, 2008, aged 74