Lane, Homer Russell

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Lane, Homer Russell

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • Lane, Rev. H.R.

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1904–1974

History

Homer Lane was a United Church minister, who served in several Saskatchewan congregations, including Carnduff, Weyburn, Carmichael (Regina), St. Andrew's (Moose Jaw), and Knox-Metropolitan (Regina).

Born in 1904, to Methodist parents, Lane studied Arts and Theology at United College, in Winnipeg, before pursuing post-graduate studies at Emmanuel College, Toronto, and receiving his Bachelor of Divinity Degree. He was ordained in 1929 and served as Boy's Work Secretary for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He married Grace Grover in 1932. In addition to his other work, Lane also served as Assistant Secretary of the United Church Board of Evangelism and Social Services for the Prairie Region, and later became Associate Secretary of the Board. In 1950, he was elected President of Saskatchewan Conference. After his term, Lane was honoured with a Doctor of Divinity Degree from United College (Winnipeg).

Places

Carnduff (1934–1938), Weyburn (1938–1943), Regina (1943–1951, 1971–1974), and Moose Jaw (1963–1971), Saskatchewan.

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

United Church minister (1929-1973), Saskatchewan Conference President (1950), retired (1973-1974); United Church Board of Evangelism and Social Services (Prairie Region) Assistant Secretary, Associate Secretary.

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Moose Jaw St. Andrew's Pastoral Charge (1925–)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0128

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

1963–1971

Description of relationship

Minister

Related entity

Regina Carmichael Pastoral Charge (1925–1995)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0243

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

1943–1950

Description of relationship

Minister

Related entity

Weyburn Pastoral Charge (1925–)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0255

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

1938–1943

Description of relationship

Minister

Related entity

United Church of Canada, Saskatchewan Conference (1925–2018)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0001

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

1934–1974

Description of relationship

Minister (retired 1973), Conference President (1950)

Related entity

Lane, Grace H. (Grover) (1907–1993)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0100

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Lane, Grace H. (Grover)

is the spouse of

Lane, Homer Russell

Dates of relationship

1932–1974

Description of relationship

Access points area

Place access points

Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

SCAA-UCCS-0099

Institution identifier

SCNUCSC

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

2018: drafted for SAIN.
2021: revised in MemorySask.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Obituary, UCC Sask. Conference Records of Proceedings 1975, p. C19; Douglas Walkington, United Church Ministers 1925-1980, p.407.

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