Dr. Benner was ordained in 1923 by Nazarene General Superintendent Roy T. Williams. After serving the Church as a college professor and later as a pastor at Santa Monica, California; Spokane, Washington; and Kansas City First Church, Dr. Benner was elected the first president of the Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1944.
Dr. Benner was ordained by Roy T. Williams in 1923 and served as a college professor, pastor at various churches, before becoming the first president of the Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1944.