Background
Brooks, James Wright was born on September 17, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of A. Q. and Ruby Estelle Brooks.
Brooks, James Wright was born on September 17, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of A. Q. and Ruby Estelle Brooks.
Bachelor, Louisiana College, 1972. Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1974.
Pastor, Summerfield (Louisiana) Baptist Church, 1966-1969; minister outreach, Polytechnic Baptist Church, Fort Worth, 1971-1974; pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Hanover, Pennsylvania, 1974-1975; pastor, Center Baptist Church, Ocean City, New Jersey, 1975-1977; pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Grand Isle, Louisiana, 1977-1978; pastor, Cherokee Pk. Baptist Church, Shreveport, 1978-1981; pastor, Frierson (Louisiana) Baptist Church, 1981-1985; pastor, West Lake Baptist Church, Doyline, Louisiana, 1985-1989; chaplain, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, since 1990.
Chaplain Civil Air Patrol, New Jersey and Louisiana, 1974-1983. Board directors Common Bond, Shreveport, 1980-1984, Northwest Louisiana Epilepsy Association, Shreveport, 1980-1987, Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band, since 1989. With United States Army, 1960s.
Member Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (certified).
Married Kathy Lou Yarbrough, April 8, 1966. Children: Janice Brooks Kale, James Wright World War II.