Donald and Dorothy Hart

Donald R. Hart was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in the greater Los Angeles area, living in Los Angeles proper, Hollywood and the Inglewood/Hawthorne area.  He attended (4½ years) and graduated in January 1959 from West Coast School of the Bible in Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Sacred Literature degree.  Later in his 50’s he took additional selected classes in the Master’s Program at Pacific Christian College (now Hope International University), Fullerton, California.

Dorothy D. Hart was born between Seneca and Neosho, Missouri, and lived in that area of Missouri until she attended high school in Riverton, Kansas.  She went to California to stay with her sister-in-law while her brother was in the service and was sent overseas.  It was there where she too attended West Coast School of the Bible (4 years) and graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Sacred Literature degree.

Donald was ordained into the ministry on May 3, 1959 and served as the Associate Minister at his home congregation for seven years.  Dorothy was the pre-school/kindergarten Sunday School teacher at that same congregation.  Donald and Dorothy were married in June 1962 in Inglewood, California, and have a daughter, a son, and two adult grandsons.

Together they have served congregations in Inglewood, California; Hutchinson, Kansas; Fort Morgan, Colorado; North Platte, Nebraska; Garibaldi, Oregon; Oskaloosa, Iowa and since August 1998 they have served the Antioch Christian Church in Pittsburg, Missouri.

Most of the churches they have served were either a mission type of work which needed rebuilding or a part-time church which has necessitated Donald being bi-vocational. This has included driving school bus (20+ years), owning two retail food service businesses, insurance sales and various other jobs as needed.

Donald has a history of public service and civic involvement in the places they have lived.  This has included being a volunteer sheriff/police chaplain, leadership in school organizations, holding office in local and regional Lions Club organizations, leader and chaplain for local Boy Scout troops, an elected City Councilor, and leadership in local ministerial fellowship groups.