Background
Copeland, Kenneth Wilford was born on April 3, 1912 in Bexar, Arkansas, United States. Son of Review John Wesley and Nancy Elizabeth (Hively) Copeland.
Copeland, Kenneth Wilford was born on April 3, 1912 in Bexar, Arkansas, United States. Son of Review John Wesley and Nancy Elizabeth (Hively) Copeland.
Student Westminster College, Tehuacana, Texas, 1930-1932, East Texas State Teachers College, 1933-1934. Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist University, 1938. Student Garrett Biblical Institute, 1947.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Southwest University, Georgetown Texas, 1951.
South.T.D. (honorary), Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1961. Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1964.
James Wilbur Ard, Junior), Martha Sue (Mistress Preston Hastings Dial, Junior). Ordained to ministry Methodist Church, 1931. Pastor, Corsicana, Texas, 1931-1932, Cooper, Texas, 1932-1934, Dallas, 1934-1938.
President Texas Conference Methodist Portestant Church, 1938-1939.
Pastor, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1939-1940, Haskell, Texas, 1940-1944, First Church, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1944-1949, Travis Park Church, San Antonio, 1949-1960. Bishop Nebraska area Methodist Church, 1960-1968, Houston area, 1968-1973.
Alternate delegate uniting conference Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Protestant Church, Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1939. Member Jurisdictional conferences 1940, 48, 52, 56, 60, general conferences, 1952, 56, 60.
Vice president General Board Missions, president joint commission on education and cultivation, 1964-1968.
President World Division Board Missions, 1968-1973. Member General Board Christian Social Concerns, 1960-1968. Trustee Alaska Methodist University, Southern Methodist University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Saint Paul School Theology Methodist.
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Lion.
Married Catherine Andrews, October 5, 1933. Children: Patricia Ann (Mistress Doctor.