Charles Gilchrist Adams
American clergyman (1936–2023)
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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
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]