Background
Sapp, Donald Gene was born on February 27, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Guerry Byron and Lydia Elmeda (Snyder) Sapp.
Sapp, Donald Gene was born on February 27, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Guerry Byron and Lydia Elmeda (Snyder) Sapp.
Bachelor of Arts in Education, Arizona State University, 1949. Master of Divinity, Boston University, 1952. Master of Sacred Theology, Boston University, 1960.
Doctor Ministry, California Graduate School Theology, 1975.
Director youth activities, Hyde Park (Massachusetts) Methodist Church, 1950-1952; minister, 1st Methodist Church, Peabody, Massachusetts, 1952-1954; minister, Balboa Island (California) Community Methodist Church, 1954-1957; minister, Church of the Foothills Methodist, Duarte, California, 1957-1963; senior minister, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Tustin, California, 1963-1970; senior minister, Paradise Valley (Arizona) United Methodist Church, 1970-1983; district superintendent Center West District of Desert S.W. Conference, United Methodist Center, Phoenix, 1983-1989.
Chaplain City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, 1957-1963. Trustee Plaza Community Center, Los Angeles, 1967-1970. Corporation member School Theology at Claremont, California, 1972-1980.
President Metropolitan Phoenix Commission, 1983-1985. Delegate Western Jurisdictional Conference United Methodist Church, 1984, 88. Board directors Council Churches, Los Angeles,1963-1967, Orange County (California) Human Rels.
Council, 1967-1970, Interfaith Counseling Svc. Foundation, 1982-1989, Wesley Community Center, Phoenix, 1983-1989. Member general conference United Methodist Church, 1988.
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Arizona Ecumenical Council, Bishops and Executive Roundtable, Rotary (president), Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Anna Maydean Nevitt, July 10, 1952 (deceased). Married Joann Herrin Mountz, May 1, 1976. Children: Gregory, Paula, Jeffrey, Mark, Melody, Cristine.