Background
Sammons, David G. was born on February 11, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Albert and Helen Louise (Leonard) Sammons.
Sammons, David G. was born on February 11, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Albert and Helen Louise (Leonard) Sammons.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1960. Postgraduate, Meadville Lombard Theological School College, 1962. Master of Divinity, Starr King School Ministry, 1965.
Doctor in Minister, Pacific School Religion, 1978.
Associate minister, First Unitarian Church, Rochester, New York, 1965-1967;
minister, St. John's Unitarian Church, Cincinnati, 1967-1978;
senior minister, Unitarian Church of Evanston, Illinois, 1978-1984;
senior minister, Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, California, since 1984. Board directors Beacon Press, Boston, 1969-1975, Urban Church Coalition, New York City,1983, Unitarian Universalist Svc. Committee, Boston, 1983, Starr King School for the Ministry, 1984-1989, vice president 1988-1989.
President Pacific Center District Unitarian Universalist Mins. Association, 1985-1986. Member Unitarian Universalist Commision on Appraisal, 1985-1991, chair 1987-1990.
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President Cincinnati Action for Peace, 1968, Lake Geneva Summer Assembly, 1971, Northern Shore Peace Initiative, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1983. Coordinator Clergy Consultant Service, Cincinnati, 1969-1971. Convenor Clifton Clergy Group, Cincinnati, 1974-1976.
Scribe Downtown Clergy Association, Evanston, 1980-1982. Chairman Illinois Nuclear Freeze Advisory Committee, Chicago, 1983. Board directors Mount Diablo Peace Center, since 1984, East Bay Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Interfatih Network, 1985-1987, Shasta/Diablo Planned Parenthood, 1986-1990.
Chairman Walnut Creek Clery Association, since 1990. Various other organizations. Member Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (25 Year Honor Speaker award), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Rosemary Louise Sturtz, August 30, 1959 (divorced 1973). Children: Donna, David, Michal Ann, Benjamin. Married Janis Miller, January 24, 1974.
1 child, Matthew.