Background
Grier, Patricia Elizabeth Welch was born on November 14, 1951 in Chissamba, Angola. Daughter of Maxwell Millard and Elizabeth Lincoln (Dorr) Welch.
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Patricia Elizabeth Welch Grier
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Patricia Elizabeth Welch Grier, Angolan minister. Ordained to ministry, 1979. Vice president Child Protection Team, Hughes and Stanley counties, South Dakota, 1981-1983; volunteer Habitat for Humanity, Americus, Georgia, 1983-1984; board directors, vice president Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center, Reno County, Kansas, 1988-1991. Member South Dakota Conference United Church of Christ (board directors 1982-1983).
Education
Bachelor, Upsala College, 1974; Master of Divinity, Andover-Newton (Massachusetts) Theological School, 1979.
Career
Interim minister, Preble (New York) Congressional United Church of Christ, summer 1978; pastor, Fort Pierre (South Dakot) Congressional United Church of Christ, 1979-1983; pastor, Robbins (Tennessee) Parish United Church of Christ, 1984-1985; co-pastor, Partridge (Kansas) Community United Church of Christ, since 1985. Co-chairperson community vitalization committee Kansas Ecumenical Ministries, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Child Protection Team, Hughes and Stanley counties, South Dakota, 1981-1983. Volunteer Habitat for Humanity, Americus, Georgia, 1983-1984. Board directors, vice president Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center, Reno County, Kansas, 1988-1991.
Member South Dakota Conference United Church of Christ (board directors 1982-1983).
Connections
Married Eugene Morrison Grier, December 27, 1983.
Education
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1974
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1979