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Grey was a founding member in 1942 and thereafter the president in 1956 of the conservative interest group, the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation. He was a member of the committee which coordinated the 250th anniversary celebration of the founding of New Orleans held in 1968. He was a board member of the "good government" group known as the Council for a Better Louisiana and the children's advocacy group, Big Brothers of New Orleans.<ref name=jdg>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/denton/messages/508.html|title=Rev. J. D. Grey|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> He was also a life member of the advisory board of the [[Salvation Army]] in New Orleans, vice-chairman of the Louisiana State Board of Corrections, and a board member of the Association for Retarded Children, the [[American Red Cross]], and the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. He was active for three decades in Kiwanis International.<ref name=bio/> In 1984, long after he had retired as a pastor, Grey was an advisor for the New Orleans World's Fair Crusade held at the Rivergate.<ref name=jdg/>  

Grey was a founding member in 1942 and thereafter the president in 1956 of the conservative interest group, the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation. He was a member of the committee which coordinated the 250th anniversary celebration of the founding of New Orleans held in 1968. He was a board member of the "good government" group known as the Council for a Better Louisiana and the children's advocacy group, Big Brothers of New Orleans.<ref name=jdg>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/denton/messages/508.html|title=Rev. J. D. Grey|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> He was also a life member of the advisory board of the [[Salvation Army]] in New Orleans, vice-chairman of the Louisiana State Board of Corrections, and a board member of the Association for Retarded Children, the [[American Red Cross]], and the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. He was active for three decades in Kiwanis International.<ref name=bio/> In 1984, long after he had retired as a pastor, Grey was an advisor for the New Orleans World's Fair Crusade held at the Rivergate.<ref name=jdg/>  

   

   

For his community service, Grey in 1971 received the "Loving Cup" from the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune''. In 1969, the unconventional biography entitled ''St. J. D.'' was written by Robert L. Lee, then the executive-secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, and James F. Cole, then the editor of the state newspaper, ''The Baptist Message''. Grey was listed in ''Who's Who in America.'', ''Who's Who in the South and Southwest'', ''Who's Who in Religion'' and ''Outstanding Civic Leaders of America''.<ref name=bio/> In 1972, Grey penned ''Epitaphs for Eager Preachers''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=2092206|title=''Epitaphs for Eager Preachers''|publisher=Broadman Press|accessdate=July 5, 2012}}</ref>

For his community service, Grey in 1971 received the "Loving Cup" from the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune''. In 1969, the unconventional biography entitled '''''St. J. D.''''' was written by Robert L. Lee, then the executive-secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, and James F. Cole, then the editor of the state newspaper, ''The Baptist Message''. Grey was listed in ''Who's Who in America.'', ''Who's Who in the South and Southwest'', ''Who's Who in Religion'' and ''Outstanding Civic Leaders of America''.<ref name=bio/> In 1972, Grey penned ''Epitaphs for Eager Preachers''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=2092206|title=''Epitaphs for Eager Preachers''|publisher=Broadman Press|accessdate=July 5, 2012}}</ref>

 

==Family and death==

==Family and death==