Richard Mather Mapes Sr.

Background

Sr., Richard Mather Mapes was born on September 7, 1925 in New Haven. Son of Milton Crawford and Gladys Merwin (Blakeslee) M.

Education

AB, Yale University, 1949; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale Divinity School, 1952; Doctor of Divinity, Tougaloo (Mississippi) College, 1982.

Career

Senior minister, Olmsted Community Church, Olmsted Falls, Ohio., 1952-1961; assistant conference minister, Ohio Congressional Churches, Cleveland, 1961-1963; director field education, Oberlin & Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, 1963-1967; minister, Trinity Congressional Church, Pepper Pike, Ohio., 1967-1971; senior minister, First Church Congressional, Painesville, Ohio., 1971-1976; senior minister, Naples (Florida) United Church of Christ, 1976-1991; senior minister, 1st Congressional Church, Branford, Connecticut, since 1991. Board directors Uplands Retirement Village, Pleasant Hills, Tennessee.

Membership

Board of directors Collier County School Board, Naples, 1982-1984, Alcohol, Drug andMental Health Board District 8, Fort Myers, Florida, 1988-1991, United Way of Collier County, Naples, 1988-1990. Staff sergeant infantry United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations/PTO. Member Naples Ministerial Association (president 1980-1981), Kiwanis (president Naples chapter 1982-1983).

Connections

Married Marianne Fenner, June 16, 1951. Children: Cynthia, Richard Mather Junior, Catherine, Carolyn.

Father:

Milton Crawford M.

Mother:

Gladys Merwin (Blakeslee) M.

Spouse:

Marianne Fenner

child:

Cynthia Sr.

child:

Richard Mather Junior Sr.

child:

Catherine Sr.

child:

Carolyn Sr.