1927
Born to Leslie Edgar Powers and Mabelle Florence (Alton) Powers in Jamestown, NY.
1948
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from College of Wooster.
1949
Serves as a pastor in Hamden, CT, through 1953.
1951
Ordained to the ministry of the United Church of Christ.
1952
Earns a Master of Divinity from Yale University.
1953
Serves as a pastor in Pleasant Hill, OH, through 1956.
1956
Works as a secretary within the Department for Youth Work of the Congregational Christian Church Board Home Missions through 1960.
1960
Works as a general secretary for the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries through 1980.
1970
Serves as the chairman of the Peace Priority Team within the United Church of Christ.
1973
Earns a Master of Education from Columbia University.
1977
Is an administrator and editor of a sexuality study conducted by the United Church of Christ.
1980
Is a faculty member of Institute Management Competency within the American Management Association in New York City through 1987.
1982
Writes “In Essentials Unity” and “Youth in the Global Village.”
1981
Is an affiliate faculty member of the Milano School of Policy, Management and Environment at The New School through 2015.
1986
Is a partner with Cane Powers Consulting through 2001.
1987
Is a partner with Powers, Wayno & Associates through 2003.
2013
Retires but remains active as a minister and educator.