Background
Stockwell, John Wesley was born on March 24, 1873 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of John Wesley and Eliza Jane (Mathias) Stockwell.
Stockwell, John Wesley was born on March 24, 1873 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of John Wesley and Eliza Jane (Mathias) Stockwell.
Graduate New Ch; graduate study, University of Chicago and Harvard.
Began as newspaperman. Ordained ministry Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), 1903. Pastorates in Chicago and Philadelphia.
Specialized in social service.
Special Minister to Portland, Oregon, New Jerusalem Christian Church, April-September, 1945. Missionary pastor of Maryland Association of New Church.
Building secretary and acting chaplain, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, World War I. Director National New Church Group Study Bureau. Member National New Church Methods and Results Bureau.
Member Executive Committee National New Church Board of Missions.
Member New Church Public Relations Bureau. Member University of Chicago Division School Alumni Association, Pennsylvania Association Church of New Jerusalem. Founder, 1923, First Undenominational Radio Church America, Philadelphia
Radio speaker on special occasions, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Paterson, New Jersey, Portland, Maine, Cincinnati, O. Founder Neo-Behaviorism and Knowledge Exten.
Society; member committee National New Church for Century, Central of Progressive Exposition, Chicago, 1933.
Chairman radio committee Sesquicen. Exposition, Philadelphia. Chairman General Convention of New Jerusalem 250th Swedenborg Birthday Commemoration, 1938.
Chairman New Church, New York World’s Fair Committee, 1939-1940.
Mason.; Member Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Union League, Army and Navy, Union.