Charles Gilchrist Adams

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	(1936-12-13)December 13, 1936 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 29, 2023(2023-11-29) (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]