Phillip Alfred Dugas

REV. PHILLIP A. DUGAS
OBITUARY


Phillip Alfred Dugas was born at home on July 26, 1933 in Los Angeles, California.  His parents were Ethel Mae Boyd and Alfred Frances Dugas. Ethel had no religious background, but one day she attended a Bible Study at a neighbor’s house.   She went back for more Bible Studies and eventually received the Pentecostal experience.  Fred was a Roman Catholic, but after seeing the change in Ethel’s life, he received the same experience.

Phillip’s siblings were Glenn, Maxine (Allen) and Paul.  He had a happy childhood.  His family moved a lot between Long Beach, CA and Prineville, OR due to his father’s work as a Sawyer in several different lumber mills.  But everywhere they moved, his mother conducted church services   Phillip attended schools in Prineville as well as California.

At the age of 14 Phillip experienced great sadness.  His father, Fred, developed heart problems and became very ill.  He died in 1947.  Phillip took a paper route to help meet the needs that he and his widowed mother had.
Two years later, Phillip was blessed with a new stepfather.  Rev. Andrew Urshan married Phillip’s mother and provided for their needs.  He had a son named Andy who had come to live with them.  Andy suffered from muscular dystrophy and was paralyzed from the neck down.  Andy  and Phillip became good friends.  Andy passed away in his early twenties.

Phillip attended Long Beach Polytechnic High and graduated in June of 1951.  Then in April of 1953, he was inducted into the Army during the last months of the Korean War.  He served in Ulm, Germany where he worked in Ordinance.  He finished his term and went home on April 7, 1955.  He enrolled in Junior College and studied Engineering.  He began attending church with his mother and stepfather.  Andrew Urshan noticed that Phillip became intensely interested in the subject of Bible Prophecy.  He gave him a book entitled “Things To Come”, which he was fascinated with  He gave his life to the Lord and received the gift of the Holy Ghost.  His life totally changed from that point on.  He lost interest in the Engineering classes.  A tour group of students from Western Apostolic Bible College visited the Long Beach church one evening and Phillip attended.  He was impressed with the singing of the quartet, and the sincere testimonies of the men.  Something stirred in his heart and a desire was born to enroll in that College.  In the fall of 1957 he journeyed to Stockton and became a student.
The next three years of his life were exciting.  The classes enriched his life as he explored the Word of God. He especially enjoyed the Prophecy classes taught by Clyde J. Haney. They were so informative as they studied Daniel, the book of Revelation, time lines and parallels of scriptural truth in the books of Daniel and Revelation.   
At WABC, he established friendships that endured for over fifty years.  In his last year at WABC, Phillip began dating a fellow classmate named Doris Galpin.  On the night of their Graduation they became engaged.
They were married in San Leandro, California on October 15, 1960.  

They began traveling on the Evangelistic field.  Their first Revival was in Turlock, CA where Bro. Henry Moore was pastor.  They continued to Evangelize for 2 ½ years.  In the Spring of 1962 they began pastoring a small church that was meeting in a Grange Hall in Oroville, CA. There were only 2 families in the church, but after a time, the church began to grow.  Phillip was hired by the California State Department of Water Resources as a surveyor for the Oroville Dam project.  On October 1, 1963, their son John David Dugas was born.

On December 17, 1964 a daughter was born to Phillip & Doris. She was named Deborah Joy Dugas. Around that time, plans were made to build a church on the corner lot on 10th Street that they had been making payments on.  Construction began with help from a neighboring Pastor, Burl Woodward, who was a Building Contractor.  By May of 1966, the new church was ready to occupy. 

Their 3rd child, Andrew Joseph Dugas was born on  May 17, 1966.  The United Pentecostal Church of Oroville began to grow.  Some of the activities were bus ministry, fund raising by making Peanut Brittle and attendance drives and contests.

Phillip served the Western District as California District Youth Secretary.  He also worked on the Oroville Dam project.  In 1972 the Phillip Dugas family resigned the Oroville Church and felt that God had called them to Ashland Oregon.  They moved to Ashland into the basement of a lovely old church for the purpose of continuing the Home Mission work that Pastor Jack Renison had begun.

In 1973 the Dugas family was called to pastor the UPC church in Salem Oregon.  They remained in Salem until they received a call from Rev. Kenneth Haney in Stockton.  He asked Phillip to come there to become the Executive Vice Presisdent of Western Apostolic Bible College.  His Mom, Ethel Dugas Urshan came to Stockton to visit when she became ill.  She passed away at this time. 

In December of 1976, Phillip was voted in as Pastor of Evangel United Pentecostal Church, located on Killingsworth Street in North Portland.  These were busy years, in which  Revival was experienced.  Once again the call from Bro. Kenneth Haney came for Phillip to return to Stockton to teach Bible Prophecy.  During this time he served as Dean of Students and the Bookstore Manager of CLC.  He also made several Mission trips to Majuro, Marshall Islands. 

In December of 1995 Phillip accepted the call to Pastor Abundant Life Church here in Portland, where he was pastor until January 15, 2012.  He was invited to travel to Ethiopia to teach and minister to Bible students there.  On January 15, 2012 he was officially installed as Pastor Emeritus.  He served in that capacity until his death on April 29, 2012.  
 
A PROPHECY (About Phillip Dugas in 1953)
By Ethel Dugas Urshan

The following is a prophecy given to Ethel Dugas Urshan in 1953 concerning her son Phillip Dugas while he was in the Army stationed in Germany.  Phillip was not saved at that time.  After serving two years during the Korean War, he received an honorable discharge and returned home to Long Beach, CA where he resided with his mother and step-father, Andrew D. Urshan.  He enrolled in  Jr. College and was studying Engineering.  He also  attended a UPC church with his mother and step-father.  During this time, he became interested in studying Bible Prophecy.  Being a wise man, Andrew D. Urshan gave him a copy of a book on Bible Prophecy, which Phillip began studying.  Meanwhile, he began seeking the Lord and received the Holy Ghost.  Soon after, he felt the call to go to Bible College in Stockton, CA.  All of his intense interest in the field of Engineering was gone.  As soon as his term was completed, he enrolled at WABC in  Stockton  in time for the 1957 Fall term.  As he packed his belongings in his Studebaker, his mother hugged him goodbye and handed a copy of this prophecy to him:

“Shall I not see, shall I not know the things that go on about thee.  Is my arm shortened that I cannot save or keep that which is committed unto me.  Wherefore art thou so disquieted.  My Spirit is ever ready to make intersession for those who love me and keep my commandments. 

Phillip is my son.  I have called him for my Glory, yet he has not known it.  But my love is shed abroad in his heart from birth into this world of pain and sorrow.  My life shall be to him as rivers and my peace like a great calm after a storm.

Yea, though others forsake him, I will never leave him nor forsake him.  But shall be a strong tower in the midst of trouble.  And my presence shall go with him.

The battle of the Lord against the forces of evil is mighty and with a stretched out arm the Army of the Lord shall gain the victory.  Not as man gains victory, but by the power of the Spirit of God.

Every eye shall see and know that I am the Lord that healeth and delivereth thee.  Fear not for I am with thee and will deliver thee.”

Order of Memorial Service

Opening Prayer & Welcome Rev. Timothy Dugas (Nephew)

Congregational Song I’ll Live On

Obituary Rev. Arlo Moehlenpah

Remarks Rev. Robert Allen (Nephew)

Song: Rev. Robert & Dwylene Allen (Nephew & Niece-in-Law)

Remarks Rev. Gary Gleason
 
Story of My Life Multimedia Presentation 

Remarks Rev. Percel Ted Graves
 
Congregational Song When We All Get to heaven

Remarks Dr. Daniel Segraves

Reading of Letters Rev. Timothy Dugas (Nephew)

Song :   Men’s Group (Rev. Dan Segraves, Rev. Gary Gleason, Rev. Ted Graves, Rev. Steve Allen (Nephew))

Closing Remarks Rev. Timothy Dugas (Nephew)

Song:  Deborah Dugas Mostyn, It Is Well

Prayer 

Viewing

**Dinner Immediately following at  Abundant Life Church
Everyone Welcome 9630 N. Lombard, Portland

Burial Service Thursday, May 3, 2012
Willamette National Cemetary 10:30 a.m.
11800 SE Mt. Scott Boulevard
Portland, Oregon


Surviving Family (Immediate)

Wife Doris J. Galpin Dugas
Son John David Dugas
Daughter-in-Law Christine Dugas
Daughter Deborah Joy Dugas Mostyn
Son-in-Law Dennis J. Mostyn
Son Andrew Joseph Dugas

Grandchildren 
 Phillip Dugas
 Ashley Mostyn Roberts & Ezra Roberts
 Amanda Dugas Madrid & Matt Madrid
 Macy Mostyn
 Jonathan Dugas
 Reagan Mostyn
 Olivia Dugas
 John Dugas
 
Pallbearers 
 Matthew William (Nephew)
 Eric Woodward (Nephew)
 Phillip Dugas (Grandson)
 Jonathan Dugas (Grandson)
 Ezra Roberts (Grandson)
 Matt Madrid (Grandson)
 Loren Brown
 Steve Allen (Nephew)

Musicians 
Loren Brown
Georgia Graves

Messages from Across the Miles:


Missionaries Rev. John & Mrs. Deborah Wolfram

Dear Sis. Dugas, children and family members,

Your loss is deeply shared by Deborah and I.  Bro. Dugas was not just Deborah's pastor, our Bible school president, teacher, and mentor, he was our dearest friend.  We will never forget his contagious smile, good-natured personality and genuine love for the Word of God.   Many of my sermons came about by inspiration received from His ministry.  We will never forget your kindness to us through the years.  Not only did Bro. Dugas help marry us; he also provided our very first revival meeting afterwards.  His prophecy teaching will always remain a staple to my ministry. We enjoyed having both of you minister to our churches in Wausau, Wisconsin and Guam.  Deborah's parents and siblings also thought very highly of both you and Bro. Dugas.  They often have mentioned how both of you were a godsend to their family when you accepted the pastorate of the Salem Church.  Bro. Dugas will be greatly missed, but I can see him smiling as he sits at the feet of Jesus and chats with other heroes of the faith.  He will be eagerly waiting for us to join him some day. 

Love and prayers,

John & Deborah Wolfram

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I was a young 18 year old high school graduate when I met Brother Phillip Dugas at Western Apostolic Bible College. He was our administrator, instructor and mentor my first two years of Bible College. He made a lasting impression on my ministry. Twenty years later it was a privilege to work alongside him at Christian Life College and to follow in his footsteps as Dean of Students and instructor when he returned to Portland to pastor his final church. We honor the man and now his memory. May he live forever in our hearts!
-Rev. Terry Baughman

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We can think of no finer man than the man called Your Father.....A Prince among Preachers and a teacher of men....Phil Dugas is a huge part of the joy of our Lives. Along with Tim Dugas, David, Charleen Dugas and the loving Dugas family we also call him "Uncle Phil" with love and respect.
–Rev. James N. Larson

THANK YOU

Dad would want me to thank each and every one of you so much for celebrating his home going!  I always hoped that since dad was a “Prophecy Scholar” God would hold off and let dad go up with all of us.  I only wish dad could see you all here today to honor him—relatives, colleagues in the Gospel, friends, saints—dad loved you all so much.  Dad was “old school” and had the privilege of being influenced by Rev. Andrew Urshan and Rev. Clyde Haney.  These men were pioneers that put so much into my dad.  My heart is broken today but my dad had been going through what Ronald Reagan called "The Long Slow Goodbye" Alzheimer’s. God in His grace allowed me to live here with him since June 2011.  He was my pastor and dad the day I was born--then our roles sort of reversed here at the end. I've adored him every day of my life-and pleasing him and the God he preached about has been my driving force.  Dad was simply love in action.  The sunlight in my world has gone out, but I must go on…dad would have wanted that.    

– Deborah J. Dugas Mostyn