Black Presbyterians: Looking Back and Going Forward

Today's guest will be the Rev. Hurmon Hamilton. Reverend Hurmon E. Hamilton, Jr. has been the Senior Pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church USA, in Boston, Massachusetts for the past fifteen years. In 1996, he became the founding leader of the Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Rev. Hamilton was one of the clergy, who, in 1998, along with community leaders from all across Greater Boston, joined together to found the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). He has since been an active leader in GBIO and has served as its President since 2004. Rev. Hamilton has also exercised leadership as an Executive Board Member of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston (BMA) for the past fourteen years. Tune in to Terri Talk to hear about the history of the African American Church and its future.