Background
III, John HEnry West, was born in 1954 in Moorestown, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Henry Junior and Gwendolyn (Clark) W.
III, John HEnry West, was born in 1954 in Moorestown, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Henry Junior and Gwendolyn (Clark) W.
Bachelor in History, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) University, 1976. Master of Divinity, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1979.
Associate pastor Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, 1977-1978, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, 1978-1979. Chaplain, intern John Jay Kane Hospital, 1978-1979. Chaplain Lincoln University, 1979-1994, instructor religion, 1981-1984, assistant professor, since 1984, chair department religion, since 1984.
Pastor Siloam Baptist Church, Norristown, Pennsylvania, since 1984. President West Inspirational Network, Lincoln University, since 1988.
Board directors Downtown (Pennsylvania) Industrial and Agricultural School, 1989. Board directors, vice president 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.
Married Patricia Lynn Murray.