Dr. Sterling E. Lacy, our Society’s newest Council Member is also our Member of the Month for June. He has a very long history as a member and supporter of The John Birch Society. During his 40-year association with our organization, he has been an active member, a Chapter Leader, and even a staff Coordinator for several years. After joining our Speakers Bureau, he delivered dozens of speeches throughout the Midwest during the 1970s and 1980s.

The same personal character strengths that led to Dr. Lacy becoming a Bircher extraordinaire have also prompted him to serve his community in other ways. An ordained minister, he has preached in churches in Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. An accomplished scholar, he holds three graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Christian Psychology.

Seeking to help others, he continues to function as a family counselor and has assisted more than 10,000 clients. The author of the best-selling book Valley of Decision: A Christian Primer to the Political Arena, he is especially able at countering religious neutralism. He has also dedicated substantial amount of time to education, having served as President of Christian Heritage College in Arkansas and Superintendent of Topeka Christian Academy in Kansas.

Residents of Texarkana, Texas, Dr. Lacy and his wife of 48 years, Jean, have been blessed with three children and nine grandchildren.