DR. TIMOTHY W. SLOAN
Timothy W. Sloan is a native of Sherman, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and a Master of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. While a student at Princeton, he was ordained in the Christian ministry and served as Assistant to the Pastor at the Friendship Baptist Church in Trenton under the pastorate of the late Reverend Dr. Willie J. Sanders.
Upon graduation from seminary he relocated to Houston, Texas and began serving as the Minister of Human Service Programs at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church under the pastorate of the Rev. William A. Lawson. He later joined the staff of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (IM) as Director of Interfaith Relations.
Dr. Sloan is adamant about being well prepared for ministry. He has studied law at Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, New Jersey, as well as South Texas College of Law in Houston. He received the Doctor of Ministry Degree in Transformative Leadership from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, New York.
Dr. Sloan currently serves on the Advisory Board of the NAACP to develop the HIV/AIDS Faith and Social Justice manual. He has served on the Board of Representatives for CanCare in Houston; the Advisory Boards for the YMCA Kingwood Branch and the Faith Initiative for the Points of Light Foundation; as well as the Board of Directors for Metropolitan One Church One Child, Inc. of Texas. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Sloan is blessed in marriage to Sonya M. Sloan, M.D., an Orthopedic Surgeon. They have two beautiful daughters, Sarah Julia and Soren Grace. They both take joy in the fact that they share in common occupations that focus on healing.
