Background
Freeman, John D. was born on February 25, 1884 in Alleene, Arkansas, United States. Son of John D. and Mecha Catherine (Wright) Freeman.
Freeman, John D. was born on February 25, 1884 in Alleene, Arkansas, United States. Son of John D. and Mecha Catherine (Wright) Freeman.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Arkansas, 1910. Master of Arts, Trinity College, Durham, North Carolina, 1913. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1916.
Doctor of Divinity, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, 1925, Ouachita College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1935, Georgetown College, Kentucky, 1944.
Doctor of Humane Letters, University Arkansas, 1950.
Teacher science and history, Warren (Arkansas) High School, 1910-1911. Principal Ashdown (Arkansas) High School, 1911-1912. Ordained to ministry Southern Baptist Church, 1914.
Missionary South.W. Arkansas, 1916-1918.
Pastor, Springfield, Kentucky, 1918-1923, Belmont Heights Church, Nashville, 1923-1925. Editor Baptist and Reflector, Nashville, 1925-1933.
Executive secretary, treasurer Tennessee Baptist Convention, 1933-1942. Editor Western Recorder, Louisville, 1942-1946.
Senior minister Belmont Heights Baptist Church, 1960-1974.
Field secretary rural department Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, 1946-1950. Recording secretary Southern Baptist South.S. Board, 1936-1942. President Nashville Baptist Hospital Board, 1925-1928.
Vice president board directors Union University, 1927-1933.
Recording secretary American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, 1924-1942. President Southern Baptist Press Association, 1928-1933.
Delegate Baptist World Congress, Toronto, 1929, Berlin, Germany, 1934, Atlanta, 1939. Vice president United Dry Forces Tennessee, 1934-1938.
Chairman Tennessee Interracial Committee, 1937-1942.
Past member board directors National Temporary Movement, Southern Baptist Hospital, Tennessee Temperance League. Recording secretary board directors, Kentucky Baptist Foundation, 1944-1946. Field secretary rural life department Baptist Home Mission Board, 1946-1950.
Instructor Baptist Bible Institute, Graceville, Florida, 1952-1954.
Member Mid-Tennessee Baptist Historic Society (chairman 1966-1967).
Mason (32 degree Shriner, Knight of the Order of the Thistle). Chaplain Nashville.
Married Landis Barton, October 9, 1918. Children: Georgia May (Mistress C. Frank Fielden, Junior.