# John Wesley Lord

> John Wesley Lord was an American bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1948. Lord was active in the Civil Rights Movement, he marched with Martin Luther King, he met in the White House with John F. Kennedy, and he pushed for the racial integration of the Methodist Church. He was a vice president of the National Council of Churches and was active in the World Health Organization.

*American priest*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-wesley-lord

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1902-08-23
- **Died:** 1989-10-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Wesley Lord was an American bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1948. Lord was active in the Civil Rights Movement, he marched with Martin Luther King, he met in the White House with John F. Kennedy, and he pushed for the racial integration of the Methodist Church. He was a vice president of the National Council of Churches and was active in the World Health Organization.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.8

## Sources
- [John Wesley Lord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Lord)
- [جون ويزلي لورد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6263578)

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