| Summary: | Pastor Marcus Garvey Wood was born on June 18, 1920 in Gloucester, Virginia. Wood earned his high school diploma in 1937 from Gloucester High School. During his senior year of high school, Wood joined the ministry and preached his first sermon at his home church, Union Zion Baptist, in Ware Neck, Virginia. In 1946, Wood became pastor of sister churches in West Virginia - Wainwright Baptist in Charles Town and Zion Baptist in Johnstown. In 1948, he earned his B.A. degree in history from Storer College. In 1949, Wood was called to pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church in Woodbury, New Jersey. Wood earned his M.Div. degree in 1951 from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. Martin Luther King, Jr was one of his classmates. In 1952, Wood began his forty-five year tenure as pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Baltimore.
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