Gilbert Bilezikian

Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian was born to Genocide survivors who escaped to France from their native town of Marash. His maternal grandfather was Pastor Garabed Kupelian, one of the nineteen ministers and missionaries who were killed on their way to a church convention near Adana in 1909. A native of Paris, he received his B.A. from the University of Paris. He then went to Boston to obtain the M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Th.D. from Boston University. Dr. Bilezikian’s professional life began in Paris where he taught seven years at the European Bible Institute while serving as Minister of Christian Education at the American Church in Paris. In 1961 he came to the United States and served for five years as Pastor of the Loudonville Community Church in Albany, New York. From 1967 to 1971, Dr. Bilezikian was the President of Haigazian University of Beirut, Lebanon. He then taught at Wheaton College for 20 years until his retirement. Currently, Dr. Bilezikian and his wife Maria live in Wheaton, Illinois.