A graduate of Auburn Academy in Washington and of what is now Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, Gordon began his work for the Seventh-day Adventist Church with pastoral ministry in Oregon and Washington state, as well as service as a Bible teacher at both Upper Columbia Academy and Milo Adventist Academy.
Gordon, a graduate of Auburn Academy in Washington and Walla Walla University in College Place, began his involvement with the Seventh-day Adventist Church by providing spiritual guidance in Oregon and Washington, while also instructing in Bible studies at Upper Columbia Academy and Milo Adventist Academy.