Rev. Dr. John B. Wolf
Nov 1, 2026 ·
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Dr. John Burton Wolf was the senior minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK, for thirty-five years, becoming the Minister Emeritus in 1995. He served churches in Racine,...
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Dr. John Burton Wolf was the senior minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK, for thirty-five years, becoming the Minister Emeritus in 1995. He served churches in Racine, WI, and Meadville, PA, before coming to Tulsa in 1960.
Dr. Wolf was a navy veteran of WWII, serving as a signalman in the Armed Guard and in the Pacific and was commissioned into the navy Chaplaincy Reserves during the Korean War.
His sermons at All Souls included civil rights, reforming the funeral home industry, and the importance of public education.
In the community Dr. Wolf was a leader against racial prejudice and promoted the rights of racial minorities, gays and lesbians, and women, including women’s reproductive rights.
Many of his sermons were the subject of stories in local newspapers.
After retiring from the ministry in 1995 he remained active locally and nationally in causes for education and interfaith understanding.
Our Voices of Oklahoma oral history interview was recorded December 16, 2011.
Dr. Wolf was ninety-two when he died September 19, 2017. Listen to him tell his story on VoicesofOklahoma.com.
Read the full transcript: https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/wolf-rev-dr-john-b/
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Dr. Wolf was a navy veteran of WWII, serving as a signalman in the Armed Guard and in the Pacific and was commissioned into the navy Chaplaincy Reserves during the Korean War.
His sermons at All Souls included civil rights, reforming the funeral home industry, and the importance of public education.
In the community Dr. Wolf was a leader against racial prejudice and promoted the rights of racial minorities, gays and lesbians, and women, including women’s reproductive rights.
Many of his sermons were the subject of stories in local newspapers.
After retiring from the ministry in 1995 he remained active locally and nationally in causes for education and interfaith understanding.
Our Voices of Oklahoma oral history interview was recorded December 16, 2011.
Dr. Wolf was ninety-two when he died September 19, 2017. Listen to him tell his story on VoicesofOklahoma.com.
Read the full transcript: https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/wolf-rev-dr-john-b/
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| Website | www.voicesofoklahoma.com |
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