Background
Gantt, James Richard was born on September 11, 1933 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of Claude Miles Senior and Martha Margaret (Ledbetter) Gantt.
Gantt, James Richard was born on September 11, 1933 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of Claude Miles Senior and Martha Margaret (Ledbetter) Gantt.
Bachelor, Lenoir Rhyne College, 1956. Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina, 1959. Master of Sacred Theology, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina, 1970.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Newberry College, 1990.
Pastor, St. Andrews Church, Concord, North Carolina, 1959-1962; pastor, Our Savior Church, Tampa, Florida, 1962-1967; pastor, Good Shepherd Church, College Park, Georgia, 1967-1973; regional director division for outreach, Lutheran Church in American, New York City, 1973-1987; director mission, division for outreach, Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Atlanta, since 1987. Delegate organizing convention Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Columbus, Ohio, 1987.
Married Connie L. McElveen, August 30, 1958. Children: Celeste, Kellie, Allison.