Background
Ponder, Reginald Wallace was born on June 30, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Speers Gordon and Lucy E. (Davis) Ponder.
Ponder, Reginald Wallace was born on June 30, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Speers Gordon and Lucy E. (Davis) Ponder.
Bachelor of Science in Rural Sociology, North Carolina State University, 1958. Master of Divinity, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1961. Doctor of Ministry, Emory University, Atlanta, 1977.
Minister, various churches, North Carolina, 1958-1978; district superintendent, New Bern District, North Carolina, 1978-1980; district superintendent, Raleigh District, North Carolina, 1980-1983; minister, First United Methodist Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1983-1986; executive secretary, S.E. Jurisdictional Council on Ministeries, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, 1986-1988; executive director, S.E. Jurisdictional Administrative Council, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, since 1988. Delegate General Conference and S.E. Jurisdictional Conference, 1980, 1984, 1988.
Board director General Board of Global Ministries, 1983-1988, North Carolina International Folk Festival, Waynesville, since 1988. Founder and chairman Lee Company Council on Aging, North Carolina, 1972-1974. Chairman Lee Company Council on Alcoholism, 1974-1976.
Active Hinton Rural Life Center, since 1970. Member General Council on Ministries, Rotary International.
Married Carrie Naomi Davis, July 20, 1958. Children: Katherine Elisabeth, Reginald Wallace, Junior, Ruth Lynette.