Background
Burton, Joe Wright was born on September 7, 1907 in Miles, Texas, United States. Son of William Thomas and Martha Ellen (Davison) Burton.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Joe Wright Burton
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts, Hardin-Simmons U., 1929, Doctor of Divinity, 1946. Master of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1932. Postgraduate U. Missouri School Journalism, summer 1940.
Career
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1928. Pastor Thornberry Church, near Wichita Falls, Texas, 1933, Big Lake, 1934-1935. Secretary education Southern Baptist Convention Home Mission Board, Atlanta 1936-1945, secretary Southern Baptist Convention, 1947-1965, secretary family life department Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, 1946-1966, also editor Home Life, 1947-1972.
History researcher and writer for Southern Baptist Convention, 1973-1975. Pastor Munich (West Germany) Baptist Church, 1972-1973. Preacher home revivals, evangelistic meetings throughout South.
Conductor Clinical Study School Pastoral Care, Winston-Salem, 1968, Institute Advanced Pastoral Studies, Detroit, 1970, family study tours, Northern Europe, 1952, Near East, 1955, Israel 1969, Europe, 1971.
Connections
Married Lula Grace Williams, September 9, 1931. Children: Mary Lu (Mistress H. David Smith), John Williams, Robert Henry.
-
Born
-
Died
March 6, 1976 (aged 68) -
Nationality
American