[Kansasumc] Bishop Oliphint

[Susan Cooper]

Bishop Benjamin Ray Oliphint, who had an impact on The United Methodist
Church 
at many levels, died July 7 at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He was 83.
The bishop had experienced a cardiac episode recently and undergone an 
angioplasty procedure. He seemed to be doing well, but had a setback and
did not 
recover, according to the Council of Bishops office in Washington.
Elected bishop in 1980, Oliphint led United Methodists in the
denomination's 
Houston, Kansas and Louisiana areas during the following 12 years. He
was 
instrumental in helping start Africa University, the United
Methodist-related 
school in Zimbabwe.

Graveside services were July 10 at Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, La.
A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. July 11 at St. Luke's United
Methodist Church in Houston.


Susan Cooper 
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications 
Kansas West Conference of The United Methodist Church 
800-745-2350 or 316-684-0266 
scooper at kswestumc.org 


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