Rev. Earl Griffith Became Hopkins Methodist Minister in 1954

The January 7th, 1954 Hopkins Journal reported on the installment of the Rev. Earl Griffith as the new Wray Memorial Methodist minister. He came to Hopkins from Southern Methodist University, where he was to complete his graduate degree in theology on January 28th of that year. He began his duties in Hopkins December 20th.

He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Griffith of Trenton, from where he graduated. He entered the service in 1943 and fought the Germans in World War II. He became a department manager for Montgomery Ward, but in 1949, he was called to the ministry and enrolled at Westminister College in Fulton (MO). He then went to Southern Methodist in Dallas. 

Before coming to Hopkins, he served churches in Missouri and Texas.

He was married to Evelyn Fair in 1940. As of January 7th, 1954, they had two sons, David (5½) and Stephen (2½).