Background
Wilkins, Howell Oscar was born on November 15, 1922 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Howell Oscar Senior and Lenora (Lee) Wilkins.
Wilkins, Howell Oscar was born on November 15, 1922 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Howell Oscar Senior and Lenora (Lee) Wilkins.
Bachelor in English, Dickinson College, 1944. Master of Divinity, Drew University, 1947. MST, Temple University, 1956.
Pastor, St. John's Church, Lewisville, Pennsylvania, 1945-1946; pastor, Whatcoat Church, Camden, Delaware, 1947-1949; pastor, Middletown, Delaware, 1950-1955; pastor, Hillcrest Church, Wilmington, 1956-1960; pastor, St. John's Church, Seaford, Delaware, 1961-1967; superintendent, Wilmington District, 1968-1972; superintendent, Delmarva Ecumenical Agency, 1970; president, 1972, 80; superintendent, Asbury Church, Salisbury, Maryland., 1973-1978; conference county director, 1979-1981; superintendent, Easton District, 1981-1986; pastor, Richardson Park United Methodist Church, Wilmington, 1987-1993; minister pastoral care, Dover (Delaware) United Methodist Church, 1993-1997.
Member Christian Peace Conference Continuation Committee, Christians Associated for Relations with Eastern Europe, New York and Prague, Czechoslovakia, since 1973, Common Cause. Chair strategic planning committee Wesley College, Dover, Delaware, since 1985, board trustees, since 1954, chair, 1956-1994. Member Europe/Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics committee National Council Churches, 1986.
Board directors Drayton Retreat Center, Worton, Maryland. Chair Peninsula Conference Urban Committee, 1988-1990. President Community Action Program, Richardson Park, Wilmington, 1990, Delaware St. Council Churches, 1964-1970.
Chair conference committee Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns, Drayton Retreat Center, Camp Pecometh, since 1993. Member World Methodist Council.
Married Dorothy Elizabeth Litz, December 29, 1959. 1 child, Howell Oscar Junior.