Dr. Melvin Von Wade, Sr.
3rd Vice President (Ecumenical Affairs)
Dr. Wade is the pastor of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California where he has served for 24 years. He is married to Jacquelyn Wade and has two grown sons in the ministry. He is the President of the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America. He also serves as Vice Moderator of Pacific Missionary Baptist District Associaton, Vice President of the Baptist Ministers Union of Los Angeles and recently was added to the Board of the National Council of Churches.