Background
Becker, Robert Clarence was born on June 19, 1927 in New York City. Son of Clarence Henry and Lillian (Butler) Becker.
Becker, Robert Clarence was born on June 19, 1927 in New York City. Son of Clarence Henry and Lillian (Butler) Becker.
Student, Providence Bible Institute, 1944-1947; student, Gordon College Theology and Missions, 1947-1948; Bachelor of Arts, Upsala College, 1951.
Ordained to ministry, Baptist Church, 1951; pastor, First Baptist Church, Sedgwick, Maine., 1952-1954; pastor, First Baptist Church, Ticonderoga, New York, 1954-1958; pastor, Garden View Baptist Church, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1958-1967; pastor, First Baptist Church, Clayton, New Jersey, 1967-1973; senior minister, First Baptist Church, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1973-1997. President Conservative Baptist Association American, 1979-1982. Chairman American Council, Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1981-1986.
Board of directors Denver Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972-1984, Eastern Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1982-1984, Northeastern Bible College, 1983-1986, Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1988-1994. Member National Association Evangelicals, Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society, Conservative Baptist Association (eastern vice president 1984).
Married Harriet Louise Egland, June 23, 1951. Children: John, Ruth, Paul, Carol, Joel.