“In reality, this will be an empty house unless there exists love and concern which cause those who reside and labor here to dedicate themselves to providing fellowship, enlightenment, activity, motivation, recreation, physical care and, above all, spiritual enrichment and Christian compassion.” - Remark by J. Edwin Givens,
Westminster Canterbury’s first board chair, at the dedication of the foundation stone on May 5, 1974

Mr. Joseph Edwin 'Ed' Givens was a co-founder of Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, and served five years as the first chairman of the board. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and was also a former member and elder at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church. He died August 22, 2008 at the age of 98 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Gift of the Givens Estate (1999)