DR. DAVID GRIFFIN, SENIOR MINISTER OF CHERRY LOG CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Family:  Dr. Griffin is married to Jane Alexander Griffin.  They have 4 adult children between them with seven grandchildren.  They enjoy visiting with their children and especially enjoy playing with and teaching their grandchildren.  Their children all live in North Carolina. 

Dr. Griffin is a life-long member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination.   

Education:

• Atlantic Christian (Barton) College 1965-68  Bachelor of Arts Degree
• Brite Divinity School – Texas Christian University 1968-71  Master of Divinity
• Brite Divinity School – Texas Christian University 1973-76  Doctor of Ministry
• Post Doctoral Studies at the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich, Switzerland in the winter of 1984

Former Ministerial Service:

• Senior Minister, Winterville Christian Church (DOC), Winterville, NC  1998 to Sept 2008
• Senior Minister, South Side Christian Church (DOC),  Kokomo, IN  1986-1997
• Senior Minister, Southside Christian Church (DOC), Tulsa, OK  1978-1986
• Minister, United Memorial Christian Church (DOC), Euless, TX   1973 to 1978
• Associate Minister, First Christian Church (DOC), Atlanta, GA 1971-1973   

Previous Community and Organizational Service:

• Trustee for Barton College
• Chair of the North Carolina Regional Outreach Commission
• Instrumental in starting and finding funding for a pastoral counseling center in Greenville, NC and served as the founding president of the Board
• Volunteer hospital chaplain
• Medical Ethics Committee and the Clinical Pastoral Education Advisory Board at Pitt County Memorial Hospital