Background
Griffes, James Elbridge was born on July 26, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Lincoln and Dorothy Ella (Blackwell) Griffes.
Griffes, James Elbridge was born on July 26, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Lincoln and Dorothy Ella (Blackwell) Griffes.
Bachelor, Park College, 1949. Bachelor's Degree, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1952. Doctor Ministry, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1982.
Pastor, Bethany Presbyterian & Zion Congressional Church, Carroll, Nebraska, 1952-1956; associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, Nebraska, 1956-1961; pastor, First United Presbyterian Church, Red Oak, Iowa., 1961-1974; pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, Freeport, Illinois, 1974-1987; interim pastor, Sommonack (Illinois) Presbyterian Church, 1988; pastor, Bethany Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1988. Visiting World Council Churches, Evanston, Illinois, 1954, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1984. Commissioner Presbyterian-General Assembly, Los Angeles, 1955, Rochester, New York, Bloxi, Mississippi, 1974, 87.
Member County Fair Board, Red Oak, Iowa, 1962-1974, Public Library. Board, Red Oak, 1969-1974.
Married Mary Elizabeth Hoyt, August 30, 1952. Children: Martha Hoefer, James Timothy, John Mark, Peter Hoyt.