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.[1]
NationalityAmerican
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[2] to 2012.[3]

Biography

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 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

  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. 1 2 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. Johnson Publishing Company. 46 (7): 48. May 1991. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  8. ↑ "The Most Influential Black Americans". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. 47 (7): 62. May 1992. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  9. ↑ "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. 49 (1): 158. November 1993. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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