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American clergyman (1936–2023)
Charles Gilchrist Adams
Born(1936-12-13)December 13, 1936
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2023(2023-11-29) (aged 86)
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Harvard Divinity School
OccupationMinister
SpouseAgnes Adams
Children2

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 to 2012.

Biography

Charles Gilchrist Adams was born on December 13, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan.

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.

Adams served as the senior pastor at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit from 1969 to 2019.

In 1991 and 1992, Ebony magazine selected Adams as one of the 100 "Most Influential Black Americans". In 1993, Ebony listed Adams in their list of "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers".

Adams died from pneumonia and cardiac arrest on November 29, 2023, at the age of 86.

References

  1. "Beloved Detroit Reverend Charles G. Adams dies at 86, remembered for 50 years of service". FOX 2 Detroit. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. "Five New Members of Faculty Taking Up Duties in 2007-08" (PDF). Harvard Divinity Today. Summer 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. "Charles G. Adams". Harvard Divinity School. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013.
  4. "Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit: Our Pastor". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11.
  5. "Charles Gilchrist Adams Bio". Morehouse College. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  6. ^ Jakkar Aimery; Marnie Muñoz; Mark Hicks (29 November 2023). "'Prince of the pulpit': Detroit pastor emeritus Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams dies at 86". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. "The Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. 46 (7). Johnson Publishing Company: 48. May 1991. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  8. "The Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. 47 (7). Johnson Publishing Company: 62. May 1992. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  9. "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". Ebony. 49 (1). Johnson Publishing Company: 158. November 1993. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

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