Bennett, Rita

Rita Bennett, widow of The Rev. Dr. Dennis J. Bennett, has served as President and CEO of Christian Renewal Association Inc. (CRA) since Dr. Bennett's passing in 1991. Rita and Dennis married in 1966. In 1970 she assisted him in writing his first book Nine O'clock in the Morning. It was eventually published in 14 languages. Rev. Dennis and Rita Bennett had 25 fruitful years of marriage and ministry in nine nations, including many states in North America. They were a writing and traveling, empowering and healing team. Rita had begun an Inner (Soul) Healing ministry in 1976. When Dennis retired from Church leadership in 1981, their ministries migrated to Edmonds, where they became parishioners of St. Alban's Episcopal Church.;