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GLOBAL EVENT: From Gold Medalist to God’s Missionary (Eric Liddell), 8:00PM ET

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The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell achieved global fame with a storybook gold medal win at the 1924 Olympics.

What happened next is perhaps even more remarkable. Eric left competitive running to follow a call to missionary service. Spending the next twenty years in China, Eric would eventually die in a Japanese internment camp near the end of the Second World War.

Learn more about Eric’s life and legacy and be inspired by his steadfast faith, sacrifice and perseverance. In this exclusive, pre-recorded discussion you’ll hear from people who knew Eric personally, including Eric’s daughter and others.

Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 9:15 pm ET
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom Webinar (Virtual)

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Patricia Liddell Russell

Guest Speaker

Patricia Liddell Russel is the eldest daughter of Eric Liddell and the only surviving relative with personal memories of him. She was born in China in 1935 and was only six years old when she said farewell to her father for the final time and moved with her mother to Canada for safety.

 

John MacMillan

CEO, The Eric Liddell Community

John MacMillan is CEO of The Eric Liddell Community, a charity serving the people of Edinburgh, Scotland through community health and wellbeing programs, dementia and caregiver support, and more.

 

John Merrishaw Hoyte

Author

John Merrishaw Hoyte was born in 1932 in Ping Yang Fu, China, of medical missionary parents. He attended a British-run boarding school at Chefoo, Shantung Province, along with his three brothers and two sisters. During World War ll, he was taken to the Weihsien Prison Camp where Eric Liddell served as his mentor. After the war, John went on to study in England and then worked as an engineer for Hewlett-Packard before founding his own company, Spectrex Corporation.

 

Duncan Hamilton

Journalist and Author

Duncan Hamilton is an investigative journalist and award-winning sportswriter. He is the author of For the Glory, a best-selling biography of Eric Liddell.

 

Bob Rendall

First CEO, The Eric Liddell Community

Bob Rendall was the first CEO of The Eric Liddell Community and worked for years in Edinburgh to establish a community center in his honor.

 

The Schedule

8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Presentation