Rev. Ph.D.

Rev. David H. Tripp, Ph.D., age 67, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., died 5:10 AM Sunday, December 16, 2007, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born March 4, 1940 in Lambeth, London, England and adopted by the late Roger Tripp and late Alma Ellis Tripp. He has lived in Northern Indiana since 1991 coming from England. Rev. Tripp received in B.A. Degree from Cambridge University Gorville and Caius College, and his PH.D. from the University of Leeds. He taught at Lincoln Theological College, Queen?s College, Birmingham, England, The University of Notre Dame, and The Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind. While with the Methodist Church of Great Britain he was a Circuit minister from 1966 ? 1988 and a superintendent minister from 1988 ? 1991. From 1991 to the present he served three churches in the United Methodist North Indiana Conference and most recently the Rolling Prairie United Methodist Church. He was an Honorary Priest ? Vicar of Lincoln Cathedral and a long time member of Societas Liturgica. He served on the British Methodist Faith and Order Committee; Lincoln Diocesan Liturgical Committee; British Council of Churches, Study Commission on Trinitarian Doctrine;, North Indiana Conference United Methodist Church Archive Committee. He was the author of Renewal of the Covenant in the Methodist Tradition, Published in 1969 in London and editor of Calvin Washington Ruter?s Brief Sketch of his Life and Itinerant Labors which will be published in 2008 by DePauw University. He wrote portions of many books and authored numerous articles for The Church. On July 18, 1988 in Lincoln, England he married Diane Karay who survives. He is also survived by his Daughter, Rachel D?Alessandro Denis Wilkinson of Lincoln, England; Son, Jonathan Tripp Justine Hughes of Cambridge, England; Six Grandchildren, Morgan, Arianne, Chloe, Cai, Saffron, Charley; and a Brother, Alan Tripp of Formby, England. Arrangements are being handled by Haverstock Funeral Home, Inc., 602 Maple Ave., LaPorte, Ind. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the Rolling Prairie United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be at First United Methodist Church of LaPorte at 11:00 AM Friday, December 21, 2007, Bishop Michael Coyner, Rev Robert Dexter, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Wainwright and Rev Michelle Cobb officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Black College Fund, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 340007, Nashville, TN 37203-0007 or to the Family of Rev. David Tripp, in care of the Haverstock Funeral Home, 602 Maple Ave., LaPorte, IN. 46350 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rev. David H. Tripp PH.D. please visit our Sympathy Store.