Richard Gordon Champion

Background

Champion, Richard Gordon was born on March 25, 1931 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Gordon Champion and Ruby Estelle (Jenkin) Champion.

Education

Bachelor, Central Bible College, Springfield, Missouri, 1953; student, Drury College, 1957-1959.

Career

Associate pastor, lst Assembly of God, Macomb, Illinois, 1953-1955; circulation manager, Pentecostal Evangel, Springfield, Missouri, 1955-1957; editor, California Herald. California Guide, Springfield, 1958-1964; instructor journalism, Central Bible College, Springfield, since 1961; managing editor, Pentecostal Evangel, Springfield, 1964-1984; editor, Pentecostal Evangel, since 1984.

Achievements

• Richard Gordon Champion has been listed as a noteworthy editor, journalism educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Go on Singing

    (how to find joyful living from the Psalms)

  • Go on Singing (Radiant Life Series)
  • Assemblies of God at 75 1914-1989
  • Go on singing : how to find joyful living from the Psalms
  • The Assemblies of God at 75
  • Go on Singing (Radiant books)

Membership

Secretary, board directors General Council Credit Union, Springfield, 1974-1991. Board directors Springfield chapter American Cancer Society, since 1990. Member Evangelical Press Association (president 1976-1977, board directors 1971-1977), International Pentecostal Press Association (board directors since 1982, 1st vice president 1988-1992, president since 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married Norma Jean Black, October 3, 1953. Children: Jeffrey Bruce, Ashley Brooke.

Father:

Gordon Champion Champion

Mother:

Ruby Estelle (Jenkin) Champion

Spouse:

Norma Jean Black

child:

Ashley Brooke Champion

child:

Jeffrey Bruce Champion