J. C. O’Hair (1876-1958)

John Cowen O’Hair, who once served as secretary to the US Ambassador to Mexico, pastored the North Shore Church in Chicago for 35 years. He was an ardent dispensational teacher (Mid-Acts position). With Charles F. Baker as his associate, the church hosted other dispensational teachers, including William R. Newell, Arno C. Gaebelein, G. Campbell Morgan, Harry Bultema and Louis Talbot.

O’Hair was a radio pioneer, establishing his own broadcasting station in 1924 (original call letters WDBY, later WPCC – “We Preach Christ Crucified”). O’Hair was instrumental in founding World Wide Grace Testimony, Grace Gospel Fellowship and the Milwaukee Bible Institute (now Grace Bible College, Grand Rapids, MI).