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Pastor Ken Hutcherson, 61, Champion of the Multi-ethnic Church, Dies of Cancer

Posted on December 18, 2013 by GCD

By Alex Murashko, Christian Post Reporter
December 18, 2013|7:01 pm

Pastor Ken Hutcherson, 61, of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Wash., highly respected for his solid biblical teaching and a champion of the multi-ethnic church movement, died Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer.

“Antioch Bible Church sadly announces that shortly before noon today our Senior Pastor Dr. Ken Hutcherson was ushered in the [presence] of the Lord. Please pray for comfort and peace for the family,” an announcement on the church website reads. “The family asked that you give them some privacy at this time.”

During an interview with The Christian Post earlier this month, Hutcherson (known to his friends as “Hutch”), with a voice weakened by cancer and its required treatment, said the number one thing he wanted to talk about was the importance of having churches that not only accept, but embrace people of different ethnicities and races.

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