Corey James Hodges is an African-American preacher and a columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune Newspaper. He is a regular host of the television program This week in the Word which airs weekly on Utah's KTMW. Hodges is currently the pastor of New Pilgrim Baptist Church, a multicultural Christian fellowship in Salt Lake City, Utah that has membership from over 30 different nations and holds weekly services in both English and Spanish. His church is affiliated with both the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. and the Southern Baptist Convention. Pastor Hodges served six years as the president of the Intermountain General Baptist Convention Inc. The convention consists of three states: Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. He is the founder of the New Pilgrim School of Fine Arts that offers instruction in Music, Dance and Theatre.In 2006, Hodges was appointed to serve on the Initiative on Utah Children in Foster Care board by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham. He previously served on the Governor?s Olene Walker Board of Economic Development. 

December 14th, 1970 in St. Petersburg (Age 53)