Flaniken most recently served as the senior vice president for Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. He also served as chief financial officer for Wycliffe USA and chairman of the board of the Wycliffe Foundation, which works to provide bibles and literacy lessons to those wishing to learn about Christianity around the world.
Forrest W. Flaniken, senior vice president of Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, was killed on the afternoon of Oct. 14 after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Orlando, Fla. [Editor’s note: Flaniken and his family were members of University Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Orlando.]
“The entire Wycliffe family is devastated by this tragic accident,” Wycliffe USA President Bob Creson said in a press release issued by the organization.
“Forrest was a great champion for Wycliffe and a tireless advocate for the millions of people around the world who await God’s Word in their heart language,” he added.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Forrest’s beloved wife, Kristen; their sons, Chipper, Nelson and Spencer; and their daughter-in-law, Kristen. We pray that they would feel God’s peace and comfort during this difficult time.”
As the Florida Highway Patrol told the Orlando Sentinel, Flaniken, 53, was traveling south on his bicycle on Avalon Park Boulevard in Orlando when he was struck around 2:44 p.m. Sunday by Anthony Michael Moffa, 18, who was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion.
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