# Orval Butcher
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{{Short description|Evangelical pastor (1917–2010)}}
thumb|right|Pastor Orval Butcher
'''Orval Butcher''' (December 1, 1917 [Valton, Wisconsin](/source/Valton%2C_Wisconsin) –October 5, 2010) was the founding pastor of [Skyline Church](/source/Skyline_Church) located in [Lemon Grove, California](/source/Lemon_Grove%2C_California), a suburb of [San Diego](/source/San_Diego). He was senior pastor of the church for 27 years and grew the regular attendance to over 1,100.[{{cite web|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/22/orval-butcher-founding-pastor-of-skyline-wesleyan/|publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune|title=Orval Butcher, founding pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church, dies at 92|first=Blanca|last=Gonzalez|date=October 22, 2010|accessdate=June 2, 2013}}] Butcher was a graduate of [Miltonvale Wesleyan College](/source/Miltonvale_Wesleyan_College), now part of [Oklahoma Wesleyan University](/source/Oklahoma_Wesleyan_University). He was known for his outstanding singing voice[{{cite web|url=http://www.wesleyan.org/doc/news/article/1101|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705174712/http://www.wesleyan.org/doc/news/article/1101|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2013|publisher=Wesleyan Information Network|title=Skyline Church Founder Called a Modern "œPaul"|date=October 6, 2010|accessdate=June 2, 2013}}] and spent several years as a traveling evangelist with [Billy Graham](/source/Billy_Graham).