Background
Wilkinson, Ben was born on July 6, 1932 in Gloster, Mississippi. Son of Thomas Lamar and Evie (Quackenbush) Wilkinson.
chancellor evangelist ministry organizer writer
Wilkinson, Ben was born on July 6, 1932 in Gloster, Mississippi. Son of Thomas Lamar and Evie (Quackenbush) Wilkinson.
Bachelor in Public Speaking, University Southern Mississippi, 1954; Master of Divinity, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, 1957; Postgrad., Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, 1965; Doctor of Divinity, Whitefield Theological Seminary, 1992.
Pastor Trinity Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Alabama, 1955-1962, Georgia Ave Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, 1962-1966, evangelist, since 1966, executive director, 1973-1995. Founder, director Synod of the City-PEF Planting Biblical Churches in the Inner City, since 1993. With Presbyterian Evangelistic fellowship, Decatur, Georgia.
Board directors Atlanta School Biblical Studies, Westminster Biblical Missions, World Harvest Missions, Lords Day Alliance. Founder, dean, president Atlanta School Biblical Studies, 1971-1985, chancelor, professor, since 1986.
Married Mary Pittman. Children: Evangeline Patricia Wilkinson Light, William Dwight, Manford Leighton, Glen Calvin.