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I11. Brother Lord served several churches in New Jersey before being elected to life tenure as a Bishop in the Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1960, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Boston Area of the Methodist Church. From 1960 to 1972, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Washington, D.C. Area. After his retirement in 1972, Ill. Brother Lord directed a church-wide "Call for Peace and Self-development of People" launched by the Council of Bishops and approved by the 1972 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Long involved in peace and civil rights causes, he was a sharp critic of United States involvement in Vietnam, a country he visited at least once. He also participated in the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March in 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
 
I11. Brother Lord served several churches in New Jersey before being elected to life tenure as a Bishop in the Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1960, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Boston Area of the Methodist Church. From 1960 to 1972, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Washington, D.C. Area. After his retirement in 1972, Ill. Brother Lord directed a church-wide "Call for Peace and Self-development of People" launched by the Council of Bishops and approved by the 1972 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Long involved in peace and civil rights causes, he was a sharp critic of United States involvement in Vietnam, a country he visited at least once. He also participated in the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March in 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
  
Ill. Brother Lord's Masonic journey began in Bergen Lodge, No. 47, in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason on June 30, 1930. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey and, later, of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. On March 26, 1954, he affiliated with Boston University Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a holder of the Veterans Medal.  
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Ill. Brother Lord's Masonic journey began in Bergen Lodge, No. 47, in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason on June 30, 1930. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey and, later, of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. On March 26, 1954, he affiliated with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BostonUniversity Boston University] Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a holder of the Veterans Medal.  
  
 
Ill. Brother Lord completed the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston on October 28, 1955. In recognition of his many accomplishments and the leadership he exercised through his Episcopal office, he was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, on September 25, 1957.  
 
Ill. Brother Lord completed the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston on October 28, 1955. In recognition of his many accomplishments and the leadership he exercised through his Episcopal office, he was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, on September 25, 1957.  
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A community Memorial Service was held in the Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A time of remembrance was also held at the First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. A private service of interment was held in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at the discretion of the family, with interment at Lakeside Cemetery in Wolfeboro.  
 
A community Memorial Service was held in the Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A time of remembrance was also held at the First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. A private service of interment was held in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at the discretion of the family, with interment at Lakeside Cemetery in Wolfeboro.  
  

Latest revision as of 19:16, 7 August 2022

JOHN WESLEY LORD, 1902-1989

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From the collection of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

  • MM 1930, Bergen #47, Bergen, NJ
  • Affiliated 1954, Boston University
  • Grand Chaplain 1954, 1955

BIOGRAPHY

John Wesley Lord (1902-1989) was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1948. Lord was active in the African-American Civil Rights Movement and pushed for the racial integration of the Methodist Church, and was a Vice President of the National Council of Churches.

EARLY LIFE

John was born 23 August 1902 in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of John James and Catherine Steward (Carmichael) Lord. John Wesley married Margaret Farrington Ratcliffe 29 April 1931. They had one daughter, Jean Phillips.

John Wesley was a 1922 graduate of the Montclair State Normal School. He then earned the A.B. degree from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1927. He also earned the B.D. degree from Drew Theological Seminary in 1930. He did post-graduate work at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, 1930-31.

MINISTRY

John Wesley Lord was received on-trial in the Newark Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and ordained Deacon, April 1929. He was received into full connection and ordained Elder, March 1931. The Rev. Lord served the following appointments: Assistant Pastor, Emory Methodist Church, Jersey City, New Jersey (1927-30); Pastor, Union, New Jersey Community Church (1931-34); First Church, Arlington (1935-37); and First Methodist Church, Westfield (1938-48).

The Rev. John Wesley Lord was elected to the Episcopacy of The Methodist Church by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1948. He was assigned as the Resident Bishop of the Boston Episcopal Area.

Bishop Lord retired in 1972, and died in 1989.

MEMORIAL

COUNCIL OF DELIBERATION, 1990

From Proceedings of the Massachusetts Council of Deliberation AASR NMJ 1990, Page A-vi:

Ill. John Wesley Lord, 33°
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, August 23, 1902
Died in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, October 8, 1989

Ill. John Wesley Lord was the son of John James and Catherine Stewart (Carmichael) Lord. Graduating from Montclair State Normal School, he attended Dickinson College and Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey. After a brief period as a teacher and Principal in the New Jersey schools, he entered the Christian Ministry where he served until his death.

On April 29, 1931, in Stamford, Connecticut he married Margaret Farrington Ratcliffe. From their union came one daughter, Jean Phillips Lord, who survives along with her mother and 2 grandchildren.

"Wes," as he was known by his classmates at Drew, was honored by his alma maters and other institutions of higher learning. From Dickinson, he received a B.A. degree, a D.D. degree, and an LL.D degree. From Drew, he received a B.D. degree and, from Boston University, an S.T.D. degree. He also took courses and was honored by the University of Edinborough in Scotland.

I11. Brother Lord served several churches in New Jersey before being elected to life tenure as a Bishop in the Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1960, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Boston Area of the Methodist Church. From 1960 to 1972, he served as the Resident Bishop of the Washington, D.C. Area. After his retirement in 1972, Ill. Brother Lord directed a church-wide "Call for Peace and Self-development of People" launched by the Council of Bishops and approved by the 1972 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Long involved in peace and civil rights causes, he was a sharp critic of United States involvement in Vietnam, a country he visited at least once. He also participated in the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March in 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ill. Brother Lord's Masonic journey began in Bergen Lodge, No. 47, in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason on June 30, 1930. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey and, later, of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. On March 26, 1954, he affiliated with Boston University Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a holder of the Veterans Medal.

Ill. Brother Lord completed the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston on October 28, 1955. In recognition of his many accomplishments and the leadership he exercised through his Episcopal office, he was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, on September 25, 1957.

A community Memorial Service was held in the Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A time of remembrance was also held at the First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. A private service of interment was held in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at the discretion of the family, with interment at Lakeside Cemetery in Wolfeboro.


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