Background
Trulear, Harold Dean was born on October 4, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Holland and Elizabeth C. (Dean) Trulear.
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Trulear, Harold Dean was born on October 4, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Holland and Elizabeth C. (Dean) Trulear.
Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1975. Master of Philosophy, Drew University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University, 1983.
Club director Youth for Christ, Paterson, New Jersey, 1977-1983. Associate professor church and society Drew University, Madison, 1978-1987. Director black church studies Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1987-1990.
Dean 1st professional programs New York Theological Seminary, New York City, 1990-1996, professor church and society, 1990-1998. Vice president Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, since 1998. Associate pastor Community Baptist Church, Paterson, 1981-1987, 91-97.
Pastor Mount Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 1987-1990. Associate minister Zion Baptist Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Clergy associate St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Ardmore.
Consultant Christian College Consortium, 1990, Vanderbilt University Division School, Nashville, 1995. Member advisory board Philadelphia Project for Youth Ministry, 1995-1997. Board directors New York Christian Higher Education Consortium, New York City.
Board directors Paterson Clergy Association, 1977-1983, Opportunities Industrialization Center, Paterson, 1981-1987, Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, Madison, Wisconsin, since 1995, Inndwelling, World Impact, Chester, Pennsylvania. Fellow Partnership for Research on Religion and At Risk Youth. Member American Academy Religion, Society for the Study Black Religion, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Baptist Ministers Conference, American Baptist Churches New Jersey (ministers council), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Vickie Lynette Butler, June 27, 1981. Children: Harold Butler, Jared Morgan, Frances Elizabeth.