Ron mehl biography

Pastor Ron Mehl
Ron Mehl
Born	Ronald Duane Mehl (1944-04-22)April 22, 1944 Breckenridge, Minnesota, US
Died	May 30, 2003(2003-05-30) (aged 59)
Education	LIFE Bible College (now Life Pacific College)
Occupation(s)	Former senior pastor, Beaverton Foursquare Church; founder Compassion Ministries
Known for	Largest congregation in Oregon, award-winning author, radio broadcast Heart of the Word

Ronald Duane Mehl (April 22, 1944 – May 30, 2003) was the senior pastor of the Beaverton Foursquare Church in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, from 1973 until his death in 2003.

Commonly known as Pastor Ron, Ron Mehl graduated from LIFE Bible College (now Life Pacific College) in 1966. That same year he married Joyce Hamrick, also a LIFE Bible college graduate. Pastor Ron and Joyce had two sons, Ron Jr.

and Mark.

Mehl began his ministry service in June 1966 as a representative of LIFE Bible College, and became the Youth Past