SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — Frank Pollard, longtime preacher on the former “Baptist Hour” radio broadcast and president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS) in Mill Valley, Calif., 1983–1986, died Nov. 30 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif., in the San Francisco area. Pollard, 74, had suffered from Parkinson’s disease in recent years, according to news reports.
As Golden Gate’s fifth president, Pollard led in the redevelopment of the Northern California campus master plan and in the seminary’s enrollment gains. He also was instrumental in the relocation of the Southern California campus to Brea, where it continues today.
He left GGBTS in 1986 to return as pastor of First Baptist Church, Jackson, Miss., where he previously had served 1974–1980. Pollard retired from First, Jackson, in January 2002. He was also the weekly voice of “The Baptist Hour” for more than 20 years, beginning in 1976.
Pollard was a native of Olney, Texas, and a graduate of Texas A&M University. He later earned a divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a doctor of ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Pollard is survived by his wife, Jane; two children and one grandchild.
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