Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr.
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Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION |
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| Executive M. B. A. | George Washington
University May, 1999 |
| Post Doctoral Study | Harvard University
Divinity School Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994 |
| Doctor of Ministry in Theology | Colgate
Rochester/Crozer/Bexley Hall Rochester, New York 1975 |
| Post Masters Study | University of Rochester Rochester, New York University of Nigeria University of Ghana |
| Master of Divinity | Colgate Rochester Divinity
School Rochester, New York 1967 |
| Bachelor of Arts | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas 1964 |
| Fellowships: | The Merrill Fellowship, Harvard University, 1994 Martin Luther King
Fellowship Rockefeller Protestant Fellowship
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| Licensed to Preach | Mount Olivet Baptist
Church (May 1961) Columbus, Ohio |
| Ordained to Gospel Ministry | Mount Olivet Baptist
Church (April 1965) American / Progressive Baptist Conventions Columbus, Ohio |
| Senior Minister / Administrator | Metropolitan Baptist
Church (1977 - present) Washington, D. C. |
| Senior Minister | Antioch Missionary Baptist
Church of Christ, Inc. (1973-1977) Houston, Texas |
| Senior Minister | Mount Ararat Baptist
Church (1968-1973) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Senior Minister | Second Baptist Church
(1965-1968) Mumford, New York |
| Minister to Youth | Irondequoit United Church
of Christ (1964-1965) Irondequoit, New York |
| Training Coordinator | National Urban League (1968) |
| Field Director / Operation Equality | Rochester Urban League
(1968) Rochester, New York |
| Employment Counselor | Rochester Urban League
(1967) Rochester, New York |
| FACULTY APPOINTMENTS | ||
| Distinguished Visiting Professor | Wesley Theological
Seminary Washington, D. C. |
1999- |
| Visiting Professor | Colgate Rochester Divinity | 1995 |
| Doctoral Program Mentor | United Theological Seminary | 1993 - |
| Adjunct Professor | Colgate Rochester | 1990 |
| Adjunct Professor | Howard University Divinity | 1981, 1987 |
| CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS | ||
| Board of Trustees | Alban Institute | 1993-1996 |
| Board of Trustees | Skinner Farm Institute | 1993- |
| Board of Trustees | Church Association for Community Service |
1992- |
| Board of Trustees | United Theological Seminary | 1991- |
| Board of Trustees | Richmond Virginia Seminary | 1991- |
| President | American Baptist Ministers Council [D.C.] |
1989-1990 |
| President | H. Beecher Hicks Ministries | 1989- |
| President | Martin Luther King Fellows, Inc. | 1988- |
| Co-Chair | Ministers in Partnership [D.C.] | 1985 |
| Member | Alumni Council Colgate Rochester Divinity School |
1993-1994 |
| Member | National Board of Advisors Biblical Institute for Social Change |
1990-1991 |
| Member | National Advisory Board
for Black Church Studies United Theological Seminary |
1989- |
| Member | National Board of Advisors National Association of Black Seminarians |
1989- |
| Member | D. C. Committee to Promote Washington |
1996- |
| Member | Organization for a New
Equality Advisory Board |
1996- |
| CURRENT CIVIC LEADERSHIP | ||
| Member | Community Advisory Board Shaw/Columbia Heights Family Support Collaborative |
1994- |
| Member | Board of Directors Washington Urban League |
1991- |
| Treasurer | Committee Against All Killing | 1992- |
| Chair | Committee For Strict Liability | 1991- |
| Member | Mayor's Commission on Economic Development | 1989- |
| Chair | Religious Committee United Negro College Fund |
1989 |
| Member | Board of Trustees Howard University Hospital | 1995-1996 |
| Member | Board of Directors Tourmobile, Inc. |
1989- |
| Member | Board of Directors Business Promotions Consultants, Inc. |
1985- |
| Member | Governing Board The American Preferred Provider Plan D. C., Inc. |
1996- |
| Member | Board of Directors Church Association for Community Service |
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| Member | Board of Directors Tantallon Country Club |
1998- |
| PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND HONORS | |
| Distinguished Visiting
Professor Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC |
1999 |
| American Academy of Ministry | 1994- |
| Academy of Preachers | 1994 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., International National Board of Preachers, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia | 1989 |
| Tau Kappa Alpha National Honorary Fraternity [speech] | |
| Alpha Psi Omega National Honorary Fraternity [drama] | |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. | |
| Fellowship Lodge No. 26, Free and Accepted Masons, P.H.A. | |
| Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia | |
| 33'rd Degree Grand Inspector General, Jonathan Davis Consistory | |
| Designated one of fifteen greatest African American Preachers by Ebony Magazine | 11/1993 |
| Designated on of ten most influential persons in Washington, DC by the Washingtonian magazine | 03/1997 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Rural Church Administration, Church Management | 1968 |
| The Black Church as a Support System for Black Men: The Simon Syndrome, Institute of Urban Affairs and Research, Howard University | 1977 |
| Images of the Black Preacher: The Man Nobody Knows, Judson Press, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania | 1977 |
| The Romance of the Black Pastorate, The Black Church: A Community Experience, Institute of Urban Affairs and Research, Howard University | 1977 |
| Kindling Wood: A Collection of Sermons with E. C. Smith. MBC Press. | 1980 |
| Preaching Through a Storm, Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1987 |
| The Anatomy of a Sermon, Inside the Sermon, Boddie, et al. Baker Publishing House | 1990 |
| Correspondence with a Cripple From Tarsus, Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1990 |
| Take the Profit Out of Death, The Washington Post, Op Ed, A22 | 11/4/1991 |
| In Search of the African American Male, H. Beecher Hicks Ministries, Washington, DC | 1993 |
| From Wilderness to Mountain, Walls, In the Potters Hand, Men's Devotional Bible, Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, p.357, 485, 1218. | 1993 |
| Challenge to the African American Church: Problems and Perspectives for the Third Millennium, The Journal of Religious Thought, Volume 51[No.1], 81. | 1994 |
| From These Ashes, The Washington Post, Op Ed, C3 | 6/23/96 |
| Born to Preach, Pulpit Digest | 7/8/96 |
| On the Pregnancy of God, Pulpit Digest | 11/12/96 |
| Strange Deliverance, The Wisdom of the Word, Ponder, et al. Crown Publishers, New York, New York | 1996 |
| Let the Church Burn, Preaching | 1/2/97 |
| The Right Season, The African American Devotional Bible, Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, p. 690. | 1997 |
| Democracy for the District The Washington Post, Op Ed. | 8/17/97 |
| A Strange Path to Power, Urban Ministries Press, Elgin, Illinois | 1998 |
| My Soul's Been Anchored, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1998 |
| The Spiritual and Ethical Dimension of Leadership: 21<sup>st Century Challenges for the African American Church, ‘Congregations, the Alban Journal’, 8-11 | 9/10/98 |
| REFERENCES | |
| Upon Request | |
For Further Information Contact:
| Ms. Constance McCrimmon-Tabron Administrative Assistant to the Senior Servant Metropolitan Baptist
Church E-Mail: cmccrimmontabron@metropolitanbaptist.org |
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H. Beecher Hicks Ministries
P.O. BOX 7158 Largo, Maryland 20792-7158 301-249-6069 E-Mail: pastor@metropolitanbaptist.org |
SELECTED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS |
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| Colleges & Universities: | |
| Alcorn University | Alcorn, Mississippi |
| Brandeis University | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Grambling College | Grambling, Louisiana |
| Howard University | Washington, DC |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Virginia Union University | Richmond, Virginia |
| Wellesley College | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theological Institutions: | |
| Boston University School of Theology | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Colgate Rochester Divinity School | Rochester, New York |
| Hartford Theological Seminary | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Howard University School of Divinity | Washington, DC |
| Interdenominational Theological Center | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Southern Baptist Seminary | Louisville, Kentucky |
| United Theological Seminary | Dayton, Ohio |
| Church Conferences and Conventions: | |
| American Baptist Churches of the West | Los Angeles, California |
| Bethesda Christian Church Annual Conference | Detroit, Michigan |
| Christ Church Church of God | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Congress of National Black Churches Covenant Churches of America | Denver, Colorado |
| Crystal Cathedral | Garden Grove, California |
| Full Gospel Fellowship Ministers Conference | Miami, Florida |
| International Ministers
Wives and Widows Light of the World Christian Church |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| National Baptist Convention USA Inc. | |
| National Council of Negro Women | |
| Ohio Baptist Pastor’s Conference | Columbus, Ohio |
| Preaching Magazine | Princeton Seminary / Princeton, New Jersey |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | |
| Baptist World Alliance Keynote Address |
Melbourn, Australia |
| Petros Ministries, Inc. Leadership & Management Conference | Washington, DC |
| Christian Assembly | Columbus, Ohio |
| Secular Engagements: |
| Campaign for a New
Community A National Dialogue on Collaborating for Successful Siting of Housing and Service Programs Children’s Defense Fund Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend Prayer Breakfast Devolution Networking Conference W. K. Kellogg Foundation National Black Business League National Conference on Black Philanthropy |