Carl Mitchell, missionary to Italy and Harding Bible dean, dies at 92

Churches of Christ across the U.S. and Europe mourn the Dec. 19 death of Carl Mitchell. The World War II veteran, who served for 18 years in Italy, was 92.

Mitchell worked in higher education for more than 40 years. At Harding University in Searcy, Ark., he was dean of the College of Bible and Religion. Before his tenure at Harding, he was a professor and administrator at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. He preached for Churches of Christ in Italy, California, and Arkansas.

Read Mitchell’s obituary.

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