Monroe E. Dodd

Male, Deceased Person

1878 – 1952

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Who was Monroe E. Dodd?

Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr., was an American Southern Baptist clergyman who was a pioneer radio preacher, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, the founder of the former Dodd College, and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1934 to 1935. He is considered the father of the SBC Cooperative Program to fund foreign missionaries.

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Born
Sep 8, 1878
Gibson County
Also known as
  • Monroe Dodd
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Baylor University
  • Union University
  • University of Chicago
Lived in
  • Louisiana
  • Tennessee
  • Shreveport
Died
Aug 6, 1952
Shreveport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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