Background
Willingham, Edward Bacon was born on October 30, 1899 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Josiah and Sarah Corneille (Bacon) Willingham.
Willingham, Edward Bacon was born on October 30, 1899 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Josiah and Sarah Corneille (Bacon) Willingham.
Studied Washington University, Saint Louis and Columbia University. Bachelor of Arts, University of Richmond, 1921, Doctor of Divinity, 1933. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1924.
Doctor of Divinity, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1959.
Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1922. Student pastor Glencoe, Kentucky, 1922-1924. Associate professor of Bible, University of Richmond, Virginia, 1924-1926.
Field secretary Virginia Baptist Board of Missions and Education, Richmond, 1926-1928.
Pastor Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1928-1932, Delmar Baptist Church, Saint Louis, 1932-1940, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Huntington, West Virginia, 1940-June 1, 1945. Pastor National Baptist Memorial Church, Washington, District of Columbia, 1945-1955.
General secretary to American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies, 1956-1965. Interim pastor 1st Baptist Church, Kansas City, Missoury, 1965-1966, Cherry Hill Baptist Church, Dearborn, Michigan, 1966, North Yonkers (New York) Community Church, 1967, 1st Baptist Church, Alliance, O., 1967-1968, Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York City, 1968, Delmar Baptist Church, Saint Louis, 1969, Bethany Baptist Church, Pontiac, Michigan, 1970, North Baptist Church, Portuguese Chester, New York, 1970-1971, 1st Baptist Church, White Plains, New York, 1971-1972.
Former member Foreign Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention Relief and Annuity Board.
Associate general secretary, and past member General Council, American Baptist Cov. President West Virginia Baptist Convention, 1943-1944 Washington Ministerial Union, 1950-1951. Vice president West Virginia Council of Churches and Christian Education, 1944-1945, Washington Federation Churches.
Past western treasurer Baptist World Alliance.
Executive Committee Theological Education Fund Committee International Missionary Council, 1958-1963. General board National Council Churches of Christ, 1960-1965, member Executive Board Division Foreign Missions, and the Division of Overseas Ministries.
Delegate International Missionary Council and World Council Churches Assembly, New Delhi, 1961. Trustee Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1946-1955, Former chairman Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs.
Served as Second lieutenant United States Army, 1918. Former director Missouri Baptist Hospital, Saint Louis. Member Phi Gamma Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, Theta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Mason (32 degree).
Married Harriet L. Sharon, August 15, 1929. Children: Harriet (Mistress West. H. Johnson, Junior.