Porter Wroe Routh was born July 14, 1911 in Lockhart, Texas, the son of Mary Wroe Routh, who died of tuberculosis when Porter was still a boy, and Southern Baptist minister and editor, Eugene Coke Routh. Porter spent his early years in Texas before his father took a position as editor of the Baptist Messenger, the Oklahoma state paper.
He received his A.B. degree in Political Science from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1934. He also attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1934 – 1935, and the University of Missouri in 1938. Routh received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1950 and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University in 1978. He worked as a reporter for the Shawnee News-Star and as an instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University, from 1934 to 1935. From 1935 to 1937, Routh worked for the Oklahoma Baptist University Press before becoming a journalism instructor and director of public relations in 1939. From 1940 to 1943, he worked as Associate Secretary of Sunday School and Training Union at the Oklahoma Baptist Convention.
In 1944, he became editor of the Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, where he stayed until he moved to Nashville, in 1945, to become Secretary of the Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information of the Sunday School Board. From 1947 to 1951, he was Senior Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as a member of the SBC Executive Committee, from 1947 – 1951. In 1951, he was elected as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he remained until his retirement in 1979.
At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Director of the American Bible Society, a member of the Baptist World Alliance General Council, a member of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, a member of Kiwanis International, and Director of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. He had also served as director of the First American National Bank in Nashville, a member of the Committee on Medicine and Religion of the American Medical Association, and as chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities.
Porter Routh was the author of numerous articles to Baptist journals and periodicals and also appeared on national radio and television programs. He wrote several books, including My World Too, Meet the Presidents, and 77,000 Churches. Porter married Ruth Elizabeth Purtle in 1935, and the couple had five children: After retirement, he continued to be active in Southern Baptist life until his death in 1987.
He received his A.B. degree in Political Science from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1934. He also attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1934 – 1935, and the University of Missouri in 1938. Routh received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1950 and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University in 1978. He worked as a reporter for the Shawnee News-Star and as an instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University, from 1934 to 1935. From 1935 to 1937, Routh worked for the Oklahoma Baptist University Press before becoming a journalism instructor and director of public relations in 1939. From 1940 to 1943, he worked as Associate Secretary of Sunday School and Training Union at the Oklahoma Baptist Convention.
In 1944, he became editor of the Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, where he stayed until he moved to Nashville, in 1945, to become Secretary of the Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information of the Sunday School Board. From 1947 to 1951, he was Senior Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as a member of the SBC Executive Committee, from 1947 – 1951. In 1951, he was elected as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he remained until his retirement in 1979.
At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Director of the American Bible Society, a member of the Baptist World Alliance General Council, a member of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, a member of Kiwanis International, and Director of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. He had also served as director of the First American National Bank in Nashville, a member of the Committee on Medicine and Religion of the American Medical Association, and as chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities.
Porter Routh was the author of numerous articles to Baptist journals and periodicals and also appeared on national radio and television programs. He wrote several books, including My World Too, Meet the Presidents, and 77,000 Churches. Porter married Ruth Elizabeth Purtle in 1935, and the couple had five children: After retirement, he continued to be active in Southern Baptist life until his death in 1987.
Porter Wroe Routh was born July 14, 1911 in Lockhart, Texas, the son of Mary Wroe Routh, who died of tuberculosis when Porter was still a boy, and Southern Baptist minister and editor, Eugene Coke Routh. Porter spent his early years in Texas before his father took a position as editor of the Baptist Messenger, the Oklahoma state paper.
He received his A.B. degree in Political Science from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1934. He also attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1934 – 1935, and the University of Missouri in 1938. Routh received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1950 and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University in 1978. He worked as a reporter for the Shawnee News-Star and as an instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University, from 1934 to 1935. From 1935 to 1937, Routh worked for the Oklahoma Baptist University Press before becoming a journalism instructor and director of public relations in 1939. From 1940 to 1943, he worked as Associate Secretary of Sunday School and Training Union at the Oklahoma Baptist Convention.
In 1944, he became editor of the Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, where he stayed until he moved to Nashville, in 1945, to become Secretary of the Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information of the Sunday School Board. From 1947 to 1951, he was Senior Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as a member of the SBC Executive Committee, from 1947 – 1951. In 1951, he was elected as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he remained until his retirement in 1979.
At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Director of the American Bible Society, a member of the Baptist World Alliance General Council, a member of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, a member of Kiwanis International, and Director of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. He had also served as director of the First American National Bank in Nashville, a member of the Committee on Medicine and Religion of the American Medical Association, and as chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities.
Porter Routh was the author of numerous articles to Baptist journals and periodicals and also appeared on national radio and television programs. He wrote several books, including My World Too, Meet the Presidents, and 77,000 Churches. Porter married Ruth Elizabeth Purtle in 1935, and the couple had five children: After retirement, he continued to be active in Southern Baptist life until his death in 1987.
He received his A.B. degree in Political Science from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1934. He also attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1934 – 1935, and the University of Missouri in 1938. Routh received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1950 and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University in 1978. He worked as a reporter for the Shawnee News-Star and as an instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University, from 1934 to 1935. From 1935 to 1937, Routh worked for the Oklahoma Baptist University Press before becoming a journalism instructor and director of public relations in 1939. From 1940 to 1943, he worked as Associate Secretary of Sunday School and Training Union at the Oklahoma Baptist Convention.
In 1944, he became editor of the Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, where he stayed until he moved to Nashville, in 1945, to become Secretary of the Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information of the Sunday School Board. From 1947 to 1951, he was Senior Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as a member of the SBC Executive Committee, from 1947 – 1951. In 1951, he was elected as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he remained until his retirement in 1979.
At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Director of the American Bible Society, a member of the Baptist World Alliance General Council, a member of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, a member of Kiwanis International, and Director of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. He had also served as director of the First American National Bank in Nashville, a member of the Committee on Medicine and Religion of the American Medical Association, and as chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities.
Porter Routh was the author of numerous articles to Baptist journals and periodicals and also appeared on national radio and television programs. He wrote several books, including My World Too, Meet the Presidents, and 77,000 Churches. Porter married Ruth Elizabeth Purtle in 1935, and the couple had five children: After retirement, he continued to be active in Southern Baptist life until his death in 1987.
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