Background
Wright, Jeremiah Alvesta was born on September 22, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jeremiah A. and Mary Elizabeth (Henderson) Wright.
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Jeremiah Alvesta Wright
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AB, Howard U., 1968; Master of Arts, Howard U., 1969; Master of Arts in Religion, University of Chicago, 1974; D Ministry, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, 1990.
Career
Assistant pastor, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Rockville, Maryland., 1967-1969;
interim pastor, Zion Baptist Church, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1969;
assistant pastor, Beth Eden Baptist Church, Chicago, 1969-1971;
pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, since 1972. Research assistant American Association Theological Schools, Chicago, 1970-1972. Executive director Chicago Center for Black Religious Studies, 1974-1975.
Adjunct Professor Chicago Theological Seminary, 1974-1975, Catholic Theological Union, 1975. Lecturer Chicago Cluster of Theol.Schs., since 1975. Member committee for racial justice United Church of Christ, 1976-1980, ecumenical strategy committee Illinois Conference, 1975-1976, resolutions committee,1973-1974, urban ministers committee task force, 1975-1976.
Membership
Director Creative Writing Workshop, Chicago, 1969-1970. Proposal writer, editor Dropout Prevention Program Chicago Board Education, 1971-1972. Board directors Malcolm X School Nursing, 1974-1984, Office of Church in Society, United Church Christ, 1974-1976.
Member Church Federation Greater Chicago, Emergency School Aid Act, Urban Ministerial Alliance, Illinois Conference Churches, Mins. for Racial and Social Justice, United Black Christians, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Museum.
Connections
Married Ramah E. Bratton, October 22, 1989. 1 child, Jamila; children from previous marriage: Janet Marie Wright Hall, Jeri Lynn Wright Haynes, Nikol Reed, Nathan Reed.
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American