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bavid Co leman Davis
359 Park Avenue
Parchment, Michigan
(616)381-3027
Birth:
49004
Marri ed:
Children:
September 9, 1932
Portsmouth , Ohio
Barbara Kathryn Redinger
December 19, 1952
Kathryn Sue (2/15/59)
Kimberle Anne (3/16/61)
Karyn Daw n (1/1/67)
Educational Background:
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High School, graduate, Wellston High School, We llston, Ohio, June, 1950
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Colle ges :
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Seminaries:
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Clinica l Pastor a l Education:
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B.
C.
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Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio - AB , June, 1955
(Ohio State University, Night School, 1953)
Evangelic a l Lutheran Theological Seminary , Columbus, Ohio
January, 1955 - June, 1957
United Theo logical Semina ry, Day ton, Ohio
Sept embe r, 1957 - June, 1958 - BD
(Now, Master of Divinity)
Evangelical Luther a n Theologic al Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
Class work - 1962-1967
Thesis and Master of Sacr ed Theology, June, 1973
(At Saint Eli zabe th s Hospita l)
Interns hip Ye a r - July, 1968 - June, 1969
(Hosp ital Chaplaincy) Cer tifica t e of Sat i sfac t ory Completion
Group Wor k Training - September, 19 68 - June, 1969
(Small group dynamics and process) Certific ate of Sa ti sfac tory
Compl etion
Residency I Year - July, 1969 -· September, 1970
(Supe rvi s i on a nd Cons ult atio n) Certific a te of Sat i s f actory
Compl e tion
dther Related Training:
A. · Psyc hiatric courses in Pas tor a l Counseling Probl ems ,
Pas toral Pr esent a tions, and Family Ther apy .
Washingto n School of Psychiatry, Washingt on, D.C.
B. SEH co ur ses in und e rst a nding a nd working with deaf persons,
bl i nd r e hab ilitation, a nd physical rehabilit a tion.
C. Conun unic atio n cou rses in finger spe lling, s i gn l anguage , idioma ti c
l a ngu age, interpreting, a nd lip r eading.
D. In -servi ce training experiences with the mentally ill, children,
adole sce nt s , ger iatrics , out-pat ie nt s , forensic patients, deaf,
blind, phys ically handicapped persons, a l coho li cs and dru g abuse r i .
· E. Group Rel a tions Conferences spo nsore d by t he A. K. Ric e I nst itut e
of the Was hingto n Schoo l of Psyc hia try, based on the principles and
methods developed by th e Ce ntr e for Applied Social Research of the
Tav i s to ck Institute of Human Relations of Lond on.
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Ministerial Status:
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Received as a Probationer Minister in August, 1952, Ohio Southe as t
Conference, Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Ordained a nd given full s~atus in Augus t, 1958, Ohio Southeast
Conference, Evangeli~al United Brethren Church.
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Transferred to the Susquehanna Con ference of the EUB Church in
January, 19 67. Member of this conference until the union of the
Methodist and EUB Churches to form the United Methodist Church,
and became a member of the Bal timore Conference after boundary
changes made due to the merge r in June, 1970.
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Transferrecj./to the West Michigan Conference o f the United Methodist
Church due to the assuming of ministerial duties at Bronson.Methodist
Ho spita l in Kalamazoo, Michigan7 tJ.pr/111-?S
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1975'
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Profe ssional Experience:
1952-53
1953-58
"1958-62
1962-67
1967-68
1968-70
1970-75
1975-
Student
Student
Pastor,
Pastor,
Pastor,
Pastor, Peachblow EUB Church, De laware, Ohio
Pastor, Franklin EUB Church, New Albany, Ohio
First EUB Parish, New Lexington, Ohio
Christian Endeavor Memorial EUB Church, Newark, Ohio
Grace EUB Chur.ch , Williamsport, .P ennsy l vania
Clini~al Pastoral Education training
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C .
Staff Chaplain, Special Ministri~ s
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Director of Pastoral Care
Bronson Methodis t Hospital, Kal amazoo, Michigan
As a minister in the Ohio Southeas t Confere nce, EUB Church, I s erved on
conference committees and boards (often as secret a ry and / or cha irman):
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Committ e es: Social Action, Chri s tian Educ ation, Pa stor a l Records,
Boundary Al ignments, Conferenc e Personn e l, Administr a t io n, a nd
Higher Education.
Boards: Administration, Highe r Education, Chri s ti an Educatio n,
State Student Work, Camp Administration, Ministeri a l Re l a tions,
a nd Recruitment.
Camps: Served as tea cher, business ma nage r, dea n a nd director of
summer youth camps from 1953 - 66. (I had the privil ege to be th e
first director of a Se nior Hi Youth Out - pos t Camp f o r o ur c o nferenc e . )
Other significant positions : Ass ociat e Youth Dir ec to r , 5 ye a r s ;
Secretary of State University Stud e nt Wor k , 5 ye a r s ; Di r ector of
recruitment, 5 years . ·
Ministeria l group lead e r of th e Ne\vark Di s t r i c t o f the Oh i o So ut he as t
Conference of the Evange lical United Br e thren Church, 4 years.
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Present Work:
Director of Pastoral Care
Bronson Me~hodist Hospital
252 East Lovell Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006
(616)383-6340
Responsibilitie-s in providing opportunities of Pastoral Care, Counseling,
Consultation and Education to the patients, their relatives and friends, ~
staff, community clergy and churches as 1vell as an active participation in
the West Michigan Conference of the Un~ted Methodist Church. (Serving as
Coordinator of the Counseling Program set up by the West Michigan Conference
B rd of Higher Education and Ministry).
Professional Memberships:
1.
H~a~ Clergy,
AMHC- Association of Mental
Inc., Certified Member
and Treasurer, also serv d as Acting Chairman of Standards
and Certification Cornrn7· tee. Presetd·ty-: £d..,f-cr%, /f-llftK .FoR_viiL.,~
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ACPE- Association for Cli9~cal Pastoral Education, Inc., Member,
Certified SupervisdT, presently member of the East Central
Regional CertZ"fic~ion Committee, and Regional Finance
Conmdttee.
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APHA- College of Ch plains, Member, Fellow
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NAD
of the Deaf, Inc., Member
National
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Representa ive fbr the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
on the N ional Council of Churches Task Force on Hearing Impairment.
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Subco~ttee
Interviewer for the United Methodist Commission on Chaplains.
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