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- Born in Baltimore, Maryland
- The son of William Booth and the late Mrs. Hazel Booth Sutton
- Graduate of Baltimore City Public Schools
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, Washington, DC, June, 1969
- Master of Divinity Degree, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA, May, 1973
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, VA, June, 1980
- Doctor of Ministry Degree (Proctor Fellow), United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, May, 1990
- Guest preacher - The 48th Annual John Malcus Ellison Convocation, The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theologhy - Virgina Union University, Richmond, VA - November 1997
- Keynote speaker 12th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Breakfast (6,000), Columbus Convention Center - January 1997
- Preached at the invitation of the Government to enlisted service persons and their families in Kaiserlauten, Germany - August 1996 & May 1997
- Conference Preacher - 81st Hampton ministers' Conference - Hampton, VA - June 1995
- Baccalaureate Preacher - Morehouse College - Atlanta, GA - May 1994
- Baccalaureate Speaker - Howard University School of Law - Washington, DC - May 1992
- Guest Preacher - Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Services - Veterans' Memorial Auditorium - Columbus, OH - January 1991
- Guest Speaker: The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH; Central State University - Wilberforce, OH; Otterbein College - Westerville, OH; Ohio Northern University - Ada, OH; Howard University - Rankin Chapel - Washington, DC; Stillman College - Tuscaloosa, AL; Miami University - Oxford, OH; Oral Roberts University - Tula, OK; Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH; Capital University - Columbus, OH
- North American Preacher - Baptist World Youth Conference - Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 1984
- Morning Preacher - 70th Hampton Institute Ministers' Conference - Hampton, VA - June 1984
- Guest Preacher for City-Wide Revivals in Birmingham, AL; Richmond, VA; Chester, PA; Passaic, NJ; Paducah, KY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Charleston, WV; San Antonio, TX; Milwaukee, WI; Harrisburg, PA; Houston, TX
- Guest Preacher - 19th Annual Session of the Central Panama Baptist Association - Panama City - October 23-24, 1981
- Guest Preacher - 81st Annual Convention of National Baptist Churches of South Africa - Johannesburg - June/July 1981
- Guest Preacher - Evangelistic Crusade - Calvary Baptist church - Republic of Panama - February 1980
- Guest Preacher - Ministers' Continuing Education Convocation - American Baptist of Pacific-Northwest - November 1979
| Awards and Outstanding Events |
- Ebony Magazine - Listed on Honor Roll of Great Preachers - November 1993
- Delegate on 15 member Christian Apologetic Team to Russia - April/May 1992
- Delegate of Progressive National Baptist Preaching Team to Liberia - West Africa - 1986
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Humanitarian Service Award - Columbus, OH - 1981
- Dedicated Service Award - West Chester State College Higher Education Program - 1977
- Middler Scholorship Award - Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary - May 1971
- 1974 Spring and Fall issuses of The Church two sermons published in the (quarterly journal of the Black Ecumenical Commission of Massachusetts
- Mediation - "Singing Through Your Crisis", appears in The Secret Place, (devotional magazine of the American Baptist Convention) - December 1973 - February 1974
- Sermon - "When A Hunch Pays Off" , listed in Outstanding Black Sermons (Vol. III), published by Judson Press (1982)
- Contributing writer for The Worker (devotional quarterly published by the Nannie H Burroughs Schools - Washington, DC
- Sermon - "The Blessings of Unanswered Prayer" , appears in No Other Help I Know: Sermons on Prayer and Spirituality, published by Judson Press (1996)
- Mediation - "A Blessed Joy" , appears in From One Brother to Another: Voices of African-American Men, published by Judson Press (1996)
- Who's Who Among African-American's 1996
- Ebony Magazine - November 1993 - Listed on Honor Roll of Great Preachers
- Outstanding Young Men in America - 1980
- Who's Who Among Black Americans - 1974-1975
- Notable Americans of the Bicentennial Era
- Biographical Directory of Negro Ministers - Third Edition
| Denominational Involvement |
- Member - Baptist Global Mission Bureau
- Member - Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Currently serving as Professor of Preaching - Trininty Lutheran Seminary - Columbus, OH
- Served asProfessor of Preaching - United Theological Seminary - Dayton, OH - 1987-1994
- Doctoral Mentor with Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor at United Theological Seminary - Dayton, OH
- First Proctor-Booth Fellows group graduated in May 1995
- Lectured - The Methodist Theological School - Delaware, OH; Eastern Union Bible College - Columbus, OH
- Pastor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church - Columbus, OH - (1978 - Present)
- Founder - The Mt. Olivet Christian Academy - (September 1993)
- Mt. Olivet Broadcast Ministry
- Pastor - St. Paul's Baptist Church - West Chester, PA - (1970-1977)
- Youngest Pastor to be called at both of these churches
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