During the January 25, 2019 meeting, Rotarian Steve Fettman (sponsor) welcomed our newest member to the Rotary Club of Canton, Wilbur Allen.Pastor Wilbur Allen, III is the son of Pastor Emeritus Wilbur Allen, Jr. and Sister Charlotte Allen. He is a graduate of Timken Senior High School. He is also a 1988 graduate of Mount Union College, earning a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Accounting. During his time at Mount Union, he was President of Student Government, listed in the Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, as well as a Dean’s List Student. Pastor Allen is a 1994 Graduate of Pittsburgh Seminary, where he was Treasurer of Student Government as well as the Treasurer of the National Association of Black Seminarians. He was again included in the 1994 edition of Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities.
In 1999, Pastor Allen was appointed as First Administrative Assistant to Bishop James Miles Foster (Jurisdictional Bishop of the First Jurisdiction of Western Pennsylvania), where he was responsible for all pastoral duties at the Jurisdictional Headquarters. The year 2002 marked his return to Canton, Ohio. He was appointed Assistant Pastor of All Saints Temple, Church of God in Christ, assisting his father in parish ministry.
Wilbur and his wife, Asha, are the parents of four children.