On March 30, 2025, Kenneth Lloyd Mansfield, 71, of Winter Park, FL passed on to a far better world after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ken was born in Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 1953, to William Lloyd and Dorothy Jane (Glass) Mansfield.
Ken was a 1971 graduate of Oak Glen High School. During the summers of junior high and high school, he attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN. Ken received appointments to The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and The Air Force Academy, and a Navy ROTC scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.
Ken graduated with a B.A. in History from West Virginia University in 1976 where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Ken enjoyed college life yet lacked purpose. He’d grown up in the Presbyterian church, but it was at WVU where he was introduced to a Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) meeting where he heard the gospel clearly for the first time, changing the trajectory of his life.
After college, Ken joined the staff of Cru. In his 19 years with Cru, he continued to talk about Jesus with those he’d just met or had known for a while. He served with Here’s Life Black America in Atlanta, started a Christian Conference Center in the Netherlands (on loan from Cru), and headed up summer projects for college students in the Bahamas and Cru headquarters in San Bernardino, CA.
In 1986, he met his wife-to-be, Cristi Roberson, who was serving as a journalist for Cru’s magazine. At that time, he was also volunteering as a high school basketball coach at San Bernardino High School. He bought one of the first Plymouth minivans (he drove a Honda Civic) to haul very tall high school basketball players to and from their grandmothers’ homes. He also managed and played for the Cru men’s softball team, a close-knit group that won a few championships in San Bernardino.
Ken and Cristi were married June 4, 1988, in Tupelo, MS, where Cristi lived before joining Cru staff. They served together with FamilyLife (a Cru ministry based in Little Rock, AR) for five years. Ken and Cristi moved in 1996 with their three daughters (at the time, ages 5, 3, and 1) to Orlando, FL, for Ken to study at Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned a Masters of Divinity degree in 2000. During a missions trip to France and Tunisia, he wasn’t as sure of his calling to a “people group” overseas. He involved his family in inner-city ministries in Orlando, interning with Frontline Outreach. He eventually found his calling as a humanities professor teaching church history, architecture, and art at Valencia College. During these years, he coached his girls in softball, and cheered them on at basketball and volleyball games and other endeavors. He spent his last employment years as a security officer at Shingle Creek Golf Resort and was loved by those with whom he worked.
Ken is survived by his wife of almost 37 years, Cristi Roberson Mansfield; daughters, Meagan Adele Mansfield, Mollie Kathryn Lagrew (Delaney) of Gainesville, FL, and Meredith Jane Mansfield; and granddaughter, Samantha Lois Lagrew. He also leaves behind several cousins and extended family.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, June 28, at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church PCA, 4917 Eli Street, Orlando, FL 32804, where Ken and Cristi have been members for 29 years. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St. Paul’s Church https://stpaulsorlando.com or to Third Millennium Ministries https://thirdmill.org
“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. … He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore…’”. Revelation 21:3-4
Baldwin Brothers Funeral and Cremation Society is honored to care for Ken and his family at this time. Those wishing to share a memory or light a virtual candle in his memory are encouraged to do so on his memorial page. https://baldwincremation.com/obituaries/kenneth-mansfield/
Rich Mountjoy
(201) 988-4474 – cellReplyForwardOn March 30, 2025, Kenneth Lloyd Mansfield, 71, of Winter Park, FL passed on to a far better world after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ken was born in Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 1953, to William Lloyd and Dorothy Jane (Glass) Mansfield.
Ken was a 1971 graduate of Oak Glen High School. During the summers of junior high and high school, he attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN. Ken received appointments to The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and The Air Force Academy, and a Navy ROTC scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.
Ken graduated with a B.A. in History from West Virginia University in 1976 where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Ken enjoyed college life yet lacked purpose. He’d grown up in the Presbyterian church, but it was at WVU where he was introduced to a Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) meeting where he heard the gospel clearly for the first time, changing the trajectory of his life.
After college, Ken joined the staff of Cru. In his 19 years with Cru, he continued to talk about Jesus with those he’d just met or had known for a while. He served with Here’s Life Black America in Atlanta, started a Christian Conference Center in the Netherlands (on loan from Cru), and headed up summer projects for college students in the Bahamas and Cru headquarters in San Bernardino, CA.
In 1986, he met his wife-to-be, Cristi Roberson, who was serving as a journalist for Cru’s magazine. At that time, he was also volunteering as a high school basketball coach at San Bernardino High School. He bought one of the first Plymouth minivans (he drove a Honda Civic) to haul very tall high school basketball players to and from their grandmothers’ homes. He also managed and played for the Cru men’s softball team, a close-knit group that won a few championships in San Bernardino.
Ken and Cristi were married June 4, 1988, in Tupelo, MS, where Cristi lived before joining Cru staff. They served together with FamilyLife (a Cru ministry based in Little Rock, AR) for five years. Ken and Cristi moved in 1996 with their three daughters (at the time, ages 5, 3, and 1) to Orlando, FL, for Ken to study at Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned a Masters of Divinity degree in 2000. During a missions trip to France and Tunisia, he wasn’t as sure of his calling to a “people group” overseas. He involved his family in inner-city ministries in Orlando, interning with Frontline Outreach. He eventually found his calling as a humanities professor teaching church history, architecture, and art at Valencia College. During these years, he coached his girls in softball, and cheered them on at basketball and volleyball games and other endeavors. He spent his last employment years as a security officer at Shingle Creek Golf Resort and was loved by those with whom he worked.
Ken is survived by his wife of almost 37 years, Cristi Roberson Mansfield; daughters, Meagan Adele Mansfield, Mollie Kathryn Lagrew (Delaney) of Gainesville, FL, and Meredith Jane Mansfield; and granddaughter, Samantha Lois Lagrew. He also leaves behind several cousins and extended family.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, June 28, at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church PCA, 4917 Eli Street, Orlando, FL 32804, where Ken and Cristi have been members for 29 years. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St. Paul’s Church https://stpaulsorlando.com or to Third Millennium Ministries https://thirdmill.org
“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. … He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore…’”. Revelation 21:3-4
Baldwin Brothers Funeral and Cremation Society is honored to care for Ken and his family at this time. Those wishing to share a memory or light a virtual candle in his memory are encouraged to do so on his memorial page. https://baldwincremation.com/obituaries/kenneth-mansfield/
