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l~WORt1ATION
SHEET
June 1965
David Levris CRAvJFORD
Born August 23, 1927, Kalamazoo, Mich . ; Married June 18, 1~50 to Kathryn
Devinney.
3 sons: David Griffin born July 6, 1S54, Mark Alan born April 24, 1956,
Jonathan Scott born July 22, 1953.
Employment record: Summer or part-time jobs as farm labor, caretaker of an
estate, candy making at local fairs, production t·70rker in a canning factory,
galley t-JOrker on an ore freighter, salesman of men 1 s clothing and sporting
goods.
Schooling:
Hestern Hichigan University, Kalamazoo, Hichigan
Bachelor of Arts degree, 1950 (Mixed major in Social Science, minors in
English, Biology and Education.) Secondary teaching certificate.
Pacific School of Religion, Berkley, California, 1952 (Summer Session).
Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois
Bachelor of Divinity degree, 1954 (Major emphasis in education, special
interests in sociology, administration . )
Military Service : United States Navy (1945-46); Naval Reserve (1~46-50)
Travel Experience: All but 4 of 50 states; Ontario, Canada, 1946; Mexico, 1~61,
Appalacian Mountain Missions -1963. E.-.v..·~e... ~tlf/ee,, .Lr-:rct.. ~ ( fwtee~1 eA.- t-/tM1if'€_.
Honors and Societies: (past or present)
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Pi Gamma Mu, national and international honor society in Social Sciences;
Kappa Delta Pi, national honor society in education.
Sigma Tau Gamma, national social fraternity.
Lions Club, Optimist Club (chaplain), Rotary Club (Vice-Pres. and Secretary).
Religious Training and Experience
A Christian home and long attendance at church and church school, Portage, Mich.
Local, sub-district, and di strict MYF offices.
Decision to follotv Christ as Savior and Lord made at camp.
Cabinet member, Inter-church Student Fellowship, Western Michigan University.
Delegate to state, national, and international youth, student and professional
conferences.
Decision for the ministry made late in Junior year at college.
Professional Experience;
Assistant Minister (part-time), Portage Methodist Church, 1~ years.
Home Missionary, Home Missions Council of N . America, Harking v1ith migrant
laborers, Rochelle , Illinois, one summer.
Mini s ter, Me thodist Church, Galien, and Community Church, Dayton, Michigan,
four years.
Minister, First Methodist Church, Comstock, Michigan, three years .
Minister of Education and Administration, Central Park Methodist Church,
Buffalo, New York, three years.
Minister, First Methodist Church, Cadillac Mich . five years.
Executive Secretary, Michi gan Confer ence Board of Christian Education,
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President, Galien Community Council of Churches, Cadil1 ac Ministerial As s oc.
Dean of summer camps ; Trustee or Dir ector, Crystal Springs and \!Jes l ey Hoods
Camps , Michigan Confereace .
Member , Boar d of Dir ectors, Michigan Temperance Foundation .
Youth Di r ector , Ka l amaz oo District and l,Je stern Ne~-1 York Confer ence.
Genera l Chur ch School Work Director , Michigan Conference
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-2Teacher, Leadership Education Schools
Minister during planning. financing or acquiring of tuo educational plants,
tvro parsonages, and one remodeling.
Organized one ne"t·T congregation.
Member, Board of Education, Michigan and V!estern NeH York Conferences.
Member Board of Missions, Michigan Conference.
Member, Camp Commission, Michigan Conference and Hestern Ne"t·T York Conference
Member, Genesee Conference Vocations Commission.
President, Grand Traverse District Ministers Fellouship
President, VJestern N.Y. Conference Fello·wship of Christian Educators .
Chairman, Buffalo Metropolitan Area Curriculum Preview Horkshops.
Member, Director's Section, National Council of Churches.
Member, Association of College and University Ministers of the Methodist ~1urch.
Area Chairman, Youth for Understanding Teenage Exchange Program
Published, Worker's Handbook; articles in International Journal of Religious
Education, Michigan Christian Advocate
Member, Michigan Conference Board of Ministerial Training
Member, General Assembly, Michigan Council of Churches.
Kathryn Grace CRAvmORD: Born March 10, 1 92~.
Schooling:
Albion College, Albion, Mich.; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Bachelor of Music {Major emphasis in voice, piano, organ, and public
school music education.) Elementary Provisional Teaching Certificate.
Honors and Societies:
Sigma Alpha Iota, nationa l honor society in music, Ps i Chi, national honor
society in psychology
Albion College Choral Society; vJest ern Michigan College Choir.
Religious Training and Experience:
Life long attendance at church and church school.
Local, district, and conference MYF offices.
Member, National Conference MYF and delegate to three National Conference
MYF Convocations
Officer in college Wesley Foundations.
Home Mi s sionary, Home Mi s sions Council of North America working with
migrant laborers, Rochelle, Illinois .
Teacher, Leadership Education Schools. public s chools.
Member of choirs, W.S.C.S . , organist.
Crawford, David L.