Background
Fountain, Shirley R. was born on November 30, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Fountain, Shirley R. was born on November 30, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Bachelor, Virginia Union University, 1987. Master of Divinity, Virginia Union University, 1990. Doctor of Ministry, Howard University, 1993.
Doctor of Education, George Washington University, since 1997.
Co-pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Farnham, Virginia, 1989-1992; associate minister, St. Paul's Baptist Church, Richmond, 1992-1996; Adjunct Professor, Virginia Union U., Richmond, 1993-1997; teacher/school administrator, Richmond Public Schools, since 1993; assistant pastor, Way of the Cross Baptist Church, Palmyra, Virginia, since 1997.
Founder, director South Richmond Soup Kitchen, 1985-1990. Member richmond Hill Advisory Board, 1985-1991, Mayor's Committee on Concerns of Women, Richmond, 1987-1989, richmond Urban League, since 1996, Crusade for Voters, Richmond, 1995, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Richmond, since 1995. Found4er, president Virginia Women in Minister, Richmond, 1986-1992.
Director national scholarship Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention, Richmond, 1989-1991. Member Richmond Committee of Ecumenical Clergy. Member Howard University Alumni Association, Virginia Union University Alumni Association, Southside Minister alliance (board directors, vice president 1996-1997), Richmond Clergy Association, Richmond Education Association.
Daughter of Caiaphas cornelius and Rosa Royal (Meekins) Robinson. Married Waverly Fountain, October 4, 1965.