Vernon Gramling attended Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1971. He spent three years as an assistant pastor in Wallingford, PA but his primary training has been in Clinical Pastoral Education. He has served as a hospital chaplain in Osawatomie, Kansas, Philadelphia, PA and Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. During his stint at Grady, Vernon helped found one of the first Hospices in the state and served as President of the Georgia Hospice Association for two years. Vernon is married to Betheda Gramling and between them, have five children and six grandchildren. They love travel and adventure.
Since 1985, Vernon has been in private practice as a Pastoral Counselor. He particularly enjoys working with couples but his practice has included a wide range of human dilemmas. Vernon has worshiped at DPC for over twenty years. He sings in the choir, teaches Sunday School, leads the Faith In Real Life small groups, and serves as an unpaid staff affiliate who provides pastoral counseling.
