Charles Gilchrist Adams | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | December 13, 1936
Died | November 29, 2023
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
[1] | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Michigan, Harvard Divinity School |
Occupation | Minister |
Spouse | Agnes Adams |
Children | 2 |
Charles Gilchrist Adams (December 13, 1936 – November 29, 2023) was an American pastor who served as the first Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ethics and Ministry at Harvard Divinity School from 2007 [2] to 2012. [3]
Charles Gilchrist Adams was born on December 13, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan. [4]
Adams earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. He obtained a Rockefeller Fellowship of Harvard University, a Doctoral Fellowship of Union Theological Seminary and the Merrill Theological Fellowship of Harvard University. [5]
Adams served as the senior pastor at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit from 1969 to 2019. [6]
In 1991 [7] and 1992, [8] Ebony magazine selected Adams as one of the 100 "Most Influential Black Americans". In 1993, Ebony listed[ clarification needed] Adams in their list of "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". [9]
Adams died from pneumonia and cardiac arrest on November 29, 2023, at the age of 86. [6]
Charles Gilchrist Adams | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | December 13, 1936
Died | November 29, 2023
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
[1] | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Michigan, Harvard Divinity School |
Occupation | Minister |
Spouse | Agnes Adams |
Children | 2 |
Charles Gilchrist Adams (December 13, 1936 – November 29, 2023) was an American pastor who served as the first Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ethics and Ministry at Harvard Divinity School from 2007 [2] to 2012. [3]
Charles Gilchrist Adams was born on December 13, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan. [4]
Adams earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. He obtained a Rockefeller Fellowship of Harvard University, a Doctoral Fellowship of Union Theological Seminary and the Merrill Theological Fellowship of Harvard University. [5]
Adams served as the senior pastor at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit from 1969 to 2019. [6]
In 1991 [7] and 1992, [8] Ebony magazine selected Adams as one of the 100 "Most Influential Black Americans". In 1993, Ebony listed[ clarification needed] Adams in their list of "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". [9]
Adams died from pneumonia and cardiac arrest on November 29, 2023, at the age of 86. [6]