Dr. Warren C. Trenchard came to La Sierra University in 1995 from Canadian Union College (now Canadian University College) in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. He had served there since 1975 as a member of the faculty of Religious Studies and later as Vice President for Academic Administration. His first assignment at LSU was in the Office of the President, where he was Senior Assistant to the President until 1997. At that time the School of Religion invited him to take the position of Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature and to serve as the Director of Graduate Programs. In July 2004 Dr. Trenchard accepted the position of Provost for La Sierra University.

A native of Newfoundland, Canada, Dr. Trenchard grew up in Indiana, graduated from Indiana Academy, and later received three degrees from Andrews University, including the equivalent of the Master of Divinity degree from the Theological Seminary. After pastoring in Southern New England, including a year as chaplain at Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts, he enrolled in doctoral studies at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Trenchard is married to the former Marilyn Beaumont, a registered nurse in obstetrics at Community Hospital of San Bernardino. They have three sons, Mark, David, and Kevin, and three grandchildren, Cadence, Miles, and Braden.

His hobbies and interests include performing choral music, listening to classical music and jazz, taking and editing digital photographs, consulting on business projects, and engaging in and watching various sports.

For Dr. Trenchard’s curriculum vitae, and additional family information see his website at http://www.lasierra.edu/~wtrencha.