Background
Sayes, James Ottis was born on November 16, 1922 in Hudson, Louisiana, United States. Son of Archie Lee and Alma Urania (Reid) Sayes.
Sayes, James Ottis was born on November 16, 1922 in Hudson, Louisiana, United States. Son of Archie Lee and Alma Urania (Reid) Sayes.
BTh, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma, 1944. Postgraduate, Center Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Kansas, 1945. Bachelor's Degree, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1947.
Master of Religious Education, DRE, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1955.
Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Neosho, Missouri, 1947-1948; pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Maryville, Missouri, 1948-1950; pastor, Arlington Heights Church of the Nazarene, Fort Worth, 1951-1954; associate pastor, First Church Nazarene, Little Rock, 1954-1956; professor, Olivet Nazarene U., Kankakee, Illinois, 1956-1994; professor emeritus, Olivet Nazarene U., Kankakee, Illinois, since 1994; pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Orland Park, Illinois, 1985-1988. President Ministerial Association, Maryville, 1950.
Member American Theological Society, Wesleyan Theological Society, Religious Educators Association.
Married Delia Nell Melton, October 29, 1944. Children: James Melton, Deena Jan Sayes Thomas.