Category Archives: Black Church Studies

New Satellite Course to Be Offered in Buffalo, NY

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CRCDS will now offer two courses remotely  during the 2013/2014 Academic Year. One course shall be taught each term at First Shiloh Baptist Church in downtown Buffalo on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:00pm with a mid-point break for prayer and reflection.

  • Place: First Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Where: Buffalo, New  York
  • When: Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 pm during the 2013 / 2014 Academic Year

In the Fall term our President and Professor of Church Leadership Dr. Marvin A. McMickle will teach “Preaching On Contemporary Questions: From Social Issues to Public Policy.”

In the Spring term past President and Robert K. Davies, Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. James Evans will teach “Thurman, King and the life Of the Spirit.”

Contact Melissa Morral, Vice President for Enrollment Services, at 585-340-9633 or mmorral@crcds.edu to enroll.

Jan. 19, 2013: The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel Song Fest

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The Black Student Caucus and the Program for Black Church Studies at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
is pleased to present the

29th Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gospel Song Fest

featuring a
300-Voice Community Choir
under the direction of
Dr. Julius Dicks

Saturday,
January 19, 2013
@ 6:00 pm

Please join in this celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin L. King through song at

Aenon Baptist Church
175 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(Rev. James L. Cherry, Sr. Pastor)

Reverend John Jaspers (1812-1901)

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Pres. McMickle gave a sermon at today’s All School Worship, where he explored the theology of Rev. John Jaspers, a 19th century preacher who grew up in slavery (1812-1901). He is best known for his historic sermon “De Sun Do Move.

The service today was presented by the Black Student Caucus at CRCDS. A focus of the event was sankofa, which means: “We must go back and reclaim out past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who are today.” The term is used among the Asante people of Ghana.