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In May 1965, Reverend Morgan was commissioned as a chaplain in the United States Air Force. Among his assignments were McChord AFB, Tacoma, Washington; Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska; and the Air Force Institute of Technology, Houston, Texas. In addition, he served as a chaplain in two USAF medical centers, directing the Clinical Pastoral Education Program for Air Force Chaplains. He remained on active duty until November 1975. While still on active duty he was elected by his denomination to serve as president of Southwestern College (Southwestern Christian University), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He served as president for two years. After his release from active duty, Dr. Morgan remained active in the USAF Reserves Chaplaincy for 16 additional years, retiring December 1991 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In addition to pastoring and planting new churches in the United States, Reverend Morgan has participated in church planting, and mission crusades in Romania, Costa Rica, Cuba, and the Ukraine. Some of the highlights of his career are:
The National Kiwanis Club selected Dr. Morgan as one of the Most Outstanding Young Men in America in 1968. Emmanuel College selected him as one of their "Most Outstanding Alumni" in 1975, and the “Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004.” He was awarded the “Corvin Heritage Award” by Southwestern Christian University in 2005. He was awarded the Christian Service Award (an eagle) at the 60th Anniversary of Southwestern Christian University in 2006, for his leadership in helping to design the curriculum for the Master of Ministry degree program that meets the graduate level requirements for the Department of Defense 1304.28 for military chaplains in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. SCU has accreditation with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is listed in the ACE (American Council on Education) in Washington, DC, as a fully accredited institution of higher education He served as president of the Ministers' Association of Greater Birmingham, Alabama in 1979-1980. He served as a member of the World Missions Ministries Board of the IPHC from 1987-1995. He was selected to serve as the Director of Chaplains Ministries and Ecclesiastical Endorser for the International Pentecostal Holiness Church on 1 January 1998. It was in 1998 that he started Hugh’s News & Commentary. From thirteen subscribers, his electronic newsletter has grown to over 2,300 subscribers today with over 4,600 readers, with a website that reaches hundreds of others. Hugh's News, Inc. is incorporated as a non-profit Christian organization and has obtained a 501 (C) (3) IRS Tax Exemption. On December 4, 2006, Dr. Morgan was elected by acclamation as the Vice Chairman of the NAE Commission on Chaplains at their annual endorsers’ conference in Alexandria, VA. Then, on December 7, 2006, he was elected by acclamation as the Chair Elect for the Endorsers Conference for Veterans Affairs (VA) Chaplaincy at their annual meeting in Alexandria, VA. This is the first time that a Pentecostal endorser has been elected to this leadership position. Presently Hugh and his wife, the former Melvine Stewart from Eden, NC, reside in Winder, Georgia. They have two adult children, Greg Morgan and Stephanie Morgan, who are educators as well.
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Reverend Hugh Morgan was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on 15 December
1932. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1953, and was a
member of the Marine Band, Quantico, Virginia. After completing his
enlistment in 1956 with the rank of Sergeant, he attended Furman
University, Greenville, South Carolina graduating in 1960 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. In 1960 the Pentecostal Holiness
Church ordained him. He received a Master of Divinity degree from
Asbury Theological Seminary in 1963, and an honorary Doctor of Divinity
Degree from Holmes Theological Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina in
1975.
