IN MEMORIUM

William Standish Reed, M.D., M.S. (surgery)

Surgeon, Lecturer, and President of Christian Medical Foundation International, Inc.

Founder of The Healing Center, Orkney Springs, VA

Comments -  Fall 2010 Orkney Springs

Dr. Bill Reed, a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, and a surgeon trained at the University of Michigan, for many years was in private practice of general surgery in Tampa, Florida.

He was the Founder, and for fifty (50) years was the president of Christian Medical Foundation, and the originator of a new school of medical thought and practice –  “Logopsychosomatic Medicine.” 

He authored A Doctor’s Thoughts on Healing, Surgery of the Soul – Healing the Whole Person:  Spirit, Mind and Body, and Poetic Thoughts of Life and Hope: Poems written by Dr. Bill. 

Dr. Bill was also a former columnist for Christian Life Magazine and a writer of numerous articles and editorials in medical journals, as well as spiritual publications.  He was a well-known lecturer, not only in the United States and Canada, but also in Scotland, England, Holland, Switzerland, Poland, and Central America.  He was also a beloved speaker in the Order of Saint Luke and Camps Furthest Out as well as The Healing Center, Orkney Springs, VA, a place he dearly loved.

His medical practice was primarily directed toward the patients who were considered “medically hopeless.”  He was awarded the President’s Heritage Award from Christian Medical & Dental Association.  The Heritage Award was given to Doctor Reed for his dedication to God through years of service and devotion to medical professionals and to patients in the United States, Canada and Ethiopia.  His message of love enfolded in his medical disciplines continues to have a redemptive global outreach.

His wife, Coppi, resides in Tampa, Florida, where she is sorting through her Standish’s many writings and tapes.  Coppi shares the following,

“Standish and I had been contacted by the Dean of the Regent University School of Divinity in Virginia Beach who had an interest in Standish’s role in the Charismatic Renewal as well as the founding of the Christian Medical Foundation.  We sent Regent University Standish’s tapes and other materials for their library.  CBN is bringing together tapes, books, etc of many of the early trailblazers of the Charismatic Renewal and having a section in their library for their divinity students as well as others to have access to read about this exciting movement of God.  Sara Baron, dean of the CBN library, also flew to Florida to record an interview with Standish.  This too will be available for all to see and hear this wonderful man of God, Standish, talk about his life and his journey with Jesus.  Sara Baron will be making another trip to Florida to visit with me.  We will discuss Standish’s CMF Progress Notes written over the many years since its founding, all the articles he has written for various magazines, etc., and the many media articles written about him through the years.”

She adds, “I am praying to our Lord Jesus for his direction, wisdom and guidance as I know the world needs to hear Standish's message, a message of Hope and Love.  The messenger might be taken from us but his message will live on.....”