Background
Widener, Richard L. was born on March 21, 1948 in Cleveland. Son of L. Eugene Junior and Joanne (Skivington) Widener.
Widener, Richard L. was born on March 21, 1948 in Cleveland. Son of L. Eugene Junior and Joanne (Skivington) Widener.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Cleveland State University, 1970; Master of Arts in Religious Studies, Ashland (Ohio) Theological Seminary, 1986.
Teacher, St. Richard's School, North Olmsted, Ohio., 1969-1974; pastoral assistant, youth minister, St. Ladislas Church, Westlake, Ohio., 1974-1977; founding pastor, Harvest Christian Church (Christians in Growth), Elyria, Ohio., since 1980. Trustee Alliance for Renewal Churches, Mansfield, Ohio, since 1990.
Married Joanne Sklenka, August 16, 1974. Children: Mark A., Rachel L.