Brian O. Bellamy, Ph.D., '02
Senior Pastor, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Hamden, CT
Ph.D., The University of Exeter (U.K.)/Hartford Seminary
M.Div., Yale School of Divinity
M.S.T., Religious Social Ethics, Yale Divinity School
B.A., Religion
PASTORS & THEOLOGIANS
Ernest Brooks, M.Div. '05
President & CEO of Academy of Preachers, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
M.Div., Duke University Divinity School
G.C., Non-Profit and Philanthropic Management, Terry Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
G.C., Higher Education Administration, The Graham School of Liberal and Professional Studies, The University of Chicago
M.A., Religion, Ethics and Culture, The University of Chicago Divinity School
B.A., Religion
Amos C. Brown, D. Min. '64
Pastor, Third Baptist Church
San Francisco, CA
D. Min., United Theological Seminary
M.Div., Crozer Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion
Stephen G. Brown, M.T.S., '91
Sr. Pastor, Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
M.T.S., Dallas Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion
Jamal Bryant, D.Min. '93
Senior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Lithonia, GA
D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation
M.Div., Duke University Divinity School
B.A., Political Science
Delman Coates, Ph.D., '95
Senior Pastor, Mt. Ennon Baptist Church
Clinton, MD
Ph.D., New Testament and Early Christianity, Columbia University
M.Ph., Religion, Columbia University
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
B.A., Religion
Jawanza Colvin, Ed.D. '97
Senior Pastor, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Cleveland, OH
Ed.D., Columbia University
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion/Philosophy
Rev. John J. Cox, D. Min. '04
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
Washington, DC
D. Min., Baylor University (In-Course)
M.Div., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Religion
Julian DeShazier, M.Div. '05
Senior Pastor, University Church
Chicago, IL
M.Div., The University of Chicago Divinity School
B.A., Religion
Kevin E. Donalson, Sr., D.Min., '94
Sr. Pastor, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Herndon, VA
D. Min., Preaching, United Theological Seminary
M.Div., Howard University School of Divinity
B.A., Sociology, Religion
Quardricos B. Driskell '05
Senior Pastor, Beulah Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA
Washington, DC
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
M.L.A., The George Washington University
B.A., Political Science and Leadership Studies
Kelon Duke, D.Min. '04
Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church of Glenwood
Glenwood, IL
D.Min., United Theological Seminary
M.Div., Howard University School of Divinity
B.A., Religion
Charles L. Fischer, III, M.Div. '97
Pittsburgh, PA
M.Div., Virginia Theological Seminary
B.A., Finance
Willie D. Francois, III, M.Div. '09
Senior Pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church
Pleasantville, NJ
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
B.A., History, Religion
Robert Michael Franklin Jr., Ph.D. '75
President Emeritus, Morehouse College
Senior Adviser to the President, Emory University
James T. and Berta R. Laney Chair in Moral Leadership, Emory University
Ph.D., The University of Chicago
M,Div., Harvard Divinity School
B.A., Morehouse College
Keon A. Gerow, M.Div., '02
Pastor, Catalyst for Change Church
Philadelphia, PA
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Political Science
E. Shon Hagwood, M.Div. '97
Senior Pastor
First Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Charlotte, NC
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
B.A., Economics
Michael C. Harris, M.Div. '99
Pastor, Acts of Faith Baptist Church
Educator
Stone Mountain, GA
M.Div., Candler Theological Seminary, Emory University
B.A., Religion
Daniel Heath '03
Founder/Lead Congregation Consultant
Church 21
Charlotte, NC
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (In-Course)
M.M.E., Winthrop University
Certificate in Theology and the Arts, Fuller Theological Seminary
Certificate in Worship Leadership, Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary
B.A., Music
Taft Q. Heatley, M.Div. '98
Senior Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church
Alexandria, VA
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.S., Mathematics, Physics
Cory Jenkins, M.Div. '03
Senior Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church
Cleveland, OH
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Business Administration
Colin Jones, M.Div., '03
Pastor, Shaker Heights Community Church
Shaker Heights, OH
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion
Martin Luther King Jr., Ph.D. '48*
Founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Co-Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ph.D., Boston University
B.Div., Crozer Theological Seminary
B.A., Sociology
Martin Luther King Sr., '30*
Former Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
B.A., Theology
Aaron McLeod, M.Div., '00
Contract Pastor, St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church
Executive Director of Special Projects, Trinity United Church of Christ
Chicago, IL
J.D., University of Iowa Law School
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
G.C., Meditation, Northwestern University
B.A., Business Administration
Rashad R. Moore, M.Div., '12
Pastor, First Baptist Church of Crown Heights
Brooklyn, NY
Ph.D., Teachers College at Columbia University (In-Course)
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion
Otis Moss, Jr., '56 D.Min.
D. Min., United Theological Seminary
M. Div., Morehouse School of Religion Interdenominational Theological Center
B.A., Morehouse
Otis Moss, III, '92 D.Min.
Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ
Chicago, IL
D.Min., Chicago Theological Seminary
M.Div., Yale Divinity School
B.A., Religion
Seth W. Pickens, Ed.D., '00
Los Angeles, CA
Ed.D., The University of Southern California
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
B.A., Psychology
Bryant Phelps, M.Div., '13
Senior Pastor, Church of the Disciple UMC
DeSoto, TX
M.Div., Southern Methodist University
B.A., Religion/Philosophy
Joe Samuel Ratliff, D.Min. '72
Pastor, Brentwood Baptist Church
Houston, TX
D. Min., Interdenominational Theological Center
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center
B.A., History
Nicholas S. Richards, M.Div., '05
Founder, Roho
New York, NY
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
G.C., International Human Rights, University of Cape Town
B.A., Political Science
Joshua T. Scott '04
Pastor, Humble Praise Center
Entrepreneur, Writer
Humble, TX
M.A., Community Development, Real Estate
Prairie View A&M University
B.A., Philosophy
Reginald W. Sharpe, M.Div., '13
Senior Pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Chicago, IL
M.T.S., Vanderbilt University Divinity School
B.A., Religion/Philosophy
Timothy Sloan, D.Min., '94
Senior Pastor, St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church
Humble, TX
D.Min., Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Psychology
Jonathan Lee Walton '96, Ph.D.
Dean, Wake Forest School of Divinity
Winston Salem, NC
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Morehouse
Michael A. Walrond, Jr., M.Div. '95
Senior Pastor, First Corinthian Baptist Church
Harlem, NY
M.Div., Duke University School of Divinity
B.A., Religion/Philosophy
Raphael Warnock, Ph.D. '91
Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist
Atlanta, GA
Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary
M.Phil., Union Theological Seminary
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
B.A., Religion
Beryl Whipple, D.Min., '04
Pastor, Mount Hebron Baptist Church
Baltimore, MD
D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary
M.Div., Wake Forest University
M.S., Church Management, Villanova University
B.A., Religion/Philosophy