Background
Jacobs, Walter W. was born on May 8, 1932 in Louisville. Son of Walter Wallace and Dolla (Carter) Jacobs.
Jacobs, Walter W. was born on May 8, 1932 in Louisville. Son of Walter Wallace and Dolla (Carter) Jacobs.
AB, Berea College, 1952; Master of Religious Education, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1955.
Minister music/education, Front St. Baptist Church, Statesville, North Carolina, 1955-1959; minister music/education, North Main Baptist Church, High Point, North Carolina, 1959-1962; minister music/education, North Trenholm Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina., 1962-1974; minister education, First Baptist Church, Jackson, Tennessee, 1974-1976; minister education, Union Avenue Baptist Church, Memphis, 1976-1979; minister education, Edwards Road Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina., since 1979. Chairman public affairs/Christian life committee South Carolina. Convention, 1968, chairman government fund evaluation committee, 1989.
Member Southern Baptist Religious Education Association (vice president 1988), Eastern Religious Education Association (president 1974), South Carolina Religious Education Association, Southwest Religious Education Association, Masons.
Married Jean Brooks, June 21, 1958. Children: Emily, Alicia, Rita, Patricia.