Background
Graves, William H. was born on June 19, 1936 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Johnnie and Leatha Graves.
Graves, William H. was born on June 19, 1936 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Johnnie and Leatha Graves.
Bachelor, Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee. Doctor in Ministry, Claremont School Theology.
Assistant pastor St. John's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit. Pastor Phillips Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Senior bishop, Chief Executive Officer Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Memphis, since 2006, chair department finance.
President National Youth Conference. Representative Christian Methodist Episcopal Church World Council Churches, India, World Methodist Conference, London, Dublin, Honolulu. Chair committee on Episcopacy Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
National board member Tennessee Valley Authority. Member of National Congress Black Churches (immediate past president board directors), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (national board member).
Married Donna Bentley. Children: Jacquelyn Graves Thomas, Ameera, William World War II.