Background
Skelly, John Joshua was born on October 25, 1932 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joshua Essa and Catherine (Hermiz) Skelly.
Skelly, John Joshua was born on October 25, 1932 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joshua Essa and Catherine (Hermiz) Skelly.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Pepperdine University, 1956. Bachelor's Degree, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1959. Doctor of Science in Theology, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1981.
Doctor of Divinity, Tarkio College, 1971.
Assistant pastor First Presbyterian Church, Granada Hill, California, 1959-1961. Pastor Port Hueneme (California) Presbyterian Church, 1961-1965. Vice president development Pikeville (Kentucky) College, 1967-1969.
Senior pastor Westminster Presbyterian Church, Topeka, 1969-1972. Vice president seminary relations San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1972-1983. President Pacific Homes Foundation, Woodland Hills, California, 1988-1999.
Retired
Area counselor The Fifty Million Fund, United Presbyterian Church, Kansas-Missouri, 1965-1967. Mission development consultant, since 1967. Consultant Model Cities Program, Pikeville, 1968.
Campaign consultant United Way, Los Angeles, 1986-1987.
Vice president student body Pepperdine U., Los Angeles, 1955-1956. President Hueneme-Oxnard Ministerial Association, Port Hueneme, 1962. Chairman law enforcement committee Ventura County Grand Jury, 1964-1965.
Chaplain of the day House of Representatives, State of Kansas, 1970. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1950-1952.
Married Una C. Meadowcroft, June 21, 1959 (divorced). Children: Timothy John, Joan Louise, Steven Allan.