Background
Alexander, John Macmillan was born on October 31, 1891 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Charlton Henry and Matilda (Macmillan) Alexander.
Alexander, John Macmillan was born on October 31, 1891 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Charlton Henry and Matilda (Macmillan) Alexander.
Student Southwestern College (now in Memphis, Tennessee), 1906-1909. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1914. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary of Virginia, 1921, Doctor of Divinity, 1926.
With American Expeditionary Force, France, World War, 1917-1919. First lieutenant Medical Department Sanitary Corps, 1918-1919. Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1921.
Pastor First Church, Columbia, Missouri, 1924-1932, First Church, Biringham, Alabama, 1932-1939, First Church, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1939-1946.
Director radio committee, Presbyterian Church United States, since 1946. Moderator of Synod of Missouri, 1930.
Synod of Alabama, 1936. Commissioner General Assembly Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1927, 30, 32.
34, 43, 46; member Assembly’s Committee on Union of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches, 1930-1933, and member Assembly’s Ad-Interim Committee on Salaries and Retirement Allowances, 1933-1934.
Chairman Assembly’s Ad-Interim Committee on Minimum Income for Ministers, 1934-1935. Chairman Assembly’s Ad-Interim Committee on Pastoral Changes, 1935-1936. Member Assembly’s Committee on Stewardship and Finance, 1935-1939.
Chairman Assembly’s special commission on radio, since 1943.
President Birmingham Protestant Pastors’ Union, 1934-1935. Delegate from Presbyterian Church of the United States to World’s Conference on Life and Work, Oxford, 1937, and World’s Conference on Faith and Order, Edinburgh, 1937.
Interchange preacher representing American Committee in France and Great Britain, 1937. Chairman Defense Service Council, Synod of North Carolina, 1941-1946.
Member Assembly’s Defense Service Council, 1944-1946.
Member executive committee, Federal Council of Churches of America, 1941-1951, North Carolina Council of Churches 1941-1946. Fraternal delegate Assembly of Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1943. Secretary division Radio and television, Presbyterian Church, United States of America.
Member Executive Committee broadcasting and film commission National Council Churches.
President Protestant Radio and television Center, Incorporated. Republican.
Member Kappa Sigma.; Clubs: Kiwanis. Athletic (Atlanta).
Married Victoria M. Holladay, June 19, 1923. Children: Victoria Holladay (Mistress Henry Sharp), Matilda Caroline (Mistress George West. Bryan) John Macmillan.