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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1936 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 2023 (aged 86) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
| Education | University of Michigan Harvard Divinity School |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Spouse | Agnes Adams |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
editCharles 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]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Charles G. Adams". Harvard Divinity School. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit: Our Pastor". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Charles Gilchrist Adams Bio". Morehouse College. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "The Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. 46 (7). Johnson Publishing Company: 48. May 1991. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "The Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. 47 (7). Johnson Publishing Company: 62. May 1992. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". Ebony. 49 (1). Johnson Publishing Company: 158. November 1993. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.