John Glenn, astronaut and Presbyterian elder, dies at age 95
John H. Glenn Jr., best known as the first American to orbit the earth, who was also a lifelong Presbyterian, died December 8 in Columbus, Ohio, at age 95.
Glenn was raised in New Concord, Ohio, and attended Westminster Presbyterian Church with his family. His mother was the first female ruling elder ordained in the congregation, where his father also served on the congregation’s governing body, or session.
Glenn and his wife, Annie, continued to visit Westminster, the last time they came to worship being seven or eight years ago, said George St. Clair, a ruling elder.
