Born: Brooklyn, NY., 8/26/17. Education: B.S., M.Div., M.A. Family: Married Ruth Campbell (1944-1987) 3 sons. 4 grandchildren, 5 great-frandchildren. Married Berry F. Banken (1999).

Career: Ordained to ministry in 1943.  Church pastorate 12 years, teaching sociology in church-related universities 25 years.
Foreign missionary service as interim pastor of English-language churches in Guam, Venezuela, Libya, Morocco, Panama Canal Zone, Belize, Spain, Singapore, and Australia 7 years.

Betty is from Hoopeston, IL., and  has been a member of Grace"s choir since l989 She  is an honorary lifetime member of "The Gathering".  and has been a member and leader of Sarah Circle for many years.