 He was also a member of the executive board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, president of the board of trustees of the large Emmanuel Baptist Church in downtown Alexandria, and the chairman of the committee that constructed the first brick church building.He was a member of the Masonic lodge, a Shriner, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.For three decades, Bolton served on the elected Rapides Parish School Board, eighteen of those years as board president.