Saturday, May 9, 2009
4:00 p.m. Recreation Center

Rev. Kenneth Arthur, Guest Speaker

Rev. Kenneth Arthur has 48 years of service in the ministry. Before retiring in 2006, he served for 35 years as executive director of the United Methodist Home for Children, Inc., in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He has served in a variety of capacities with several community organizations and has held numerous board positions. In 2002, he was presented Lycoming’s Bishop D. Frederick Wertz Award for Outstanding Service to the Church. In May 2007, he received The Society of John Wesley Award, the highest honor that Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., presents to alumni. Earlier this year, Arthur received the 2009 Olen E. Oeschger Memorial Award, which is the highest award presented by The United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries.

Rev. Arthur has served as the chaplain to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, the Senate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and the Chaplain of the Day for the Congress of the United States.

Arthur earned a bachelor’s degree from Lycoming in 1958 and a Master of Divinity from the Wesley Theological Seminary in 1961. He and is his wife, Margaret, have four children, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Three of his children graduated from Lycoming.

The Lycoming College Choir and Band will provide special music. The service is open to the families and friends of the senior class and the general public. No tickets are necessary.