John Henry West III

Background

III, John Henry West was born in 1954 in Moorestown, New Jersey, EAST0. Son of John Henry Junior and Gwendolyn (Clark) W.

Education

Bachelor in History, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) U., 1976; Master of Divinity, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1979.

Career

Associate pastor, Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, 1977-1978; associate pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, 1978-1979; chaplain, intern, John Jay Kane Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1978-1979; chaplain, Lincoln U., 1979-1994; instructor religion, Lincoln U., 1981-1984; assistant professor, Lincoln U., since 1984; chair department religion, Lincoln U., since 1984; pastor, Siloam Baptist Church, Norristown, Pennsylvania, since 1984. President West Inspirational Network, Lincoln University, since 1988.

Achievements

• John Henry West III has been listed as a noteworthy Clergyman, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Downtown (Pennsylvania) Industrial and Agricultural School, 1989. Board directors, v.p.Lincoln Community Association. Member American Baptist Churches, United States of America, National Baptist Churches, United States of America, Inc., Oxford Area Ministerium, Ministeries to Blacks in Higher Education, Society Biblical Literature, Southern Chester County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Interests

• Avocations: computers, sports, music, travel, reading.

Connections

Married Patricia Lynn Murray.

Father:

John Henry W. Junior

Mother:

Gwendolyn (Clark) W.

Spouse:

Patricia Lynn Murray.