Duke Divinity School Office of Black Church Studies

The Office of Black Church Studies invites you to join us for the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture delivered by Dr. Brandon Terry on Thursday, April 9, from 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM in 0016 Westbrook. Refreshments will be served.

*Please note: Wednesday’s worship service has been cancelled for this year but we look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

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Some of our OBCS Fellows were delighted to share this month’s Fellows’ Meeting with Duke Divinity ’97 graduate Dr. Cathy Galliard! Our fellows joined us in person and online for this enriching time together. Thank you, Dr. Gilliard, for imparting such wisdom to our students!

This past week, OBCS had the joy of journeying with some of our students to Proctor Conference 2026 in Chicago, IL. Students were blessed by conference sessions, worship services, networking time, intentional time with Professor Antonia Daymond and more. A special congratulations to Duke Divinity alumna Dr. Cynthia Hale ( )for being honored at this year’s conference! We look forward to more of these opportunities with our students!

The Office of Black Church Studies invites you to join us as we continue our Sankofa Alumni Preaching series with 2010 alum, The Reverend Angela Taylor. Chapel begins at 11:45 AM, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

You still have time to join us for tomorrow's webinar with Dr. Patrick Smith. You can register at the link below, and feel free to share this with others. We look forward to you joining us!

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Happy New Year to all! The Office of Black Church Studies invites you to join us for our first webinar of the spring semester, and you don't want to miss it. Thursday, January 15th, at 8 PM, we will continue our series with our very own Dr. Patrick Smith. You can register at the link below, and feel free to share this with others.

We look forward to this informative time with you on Thursday!

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Upcoming Events:

It’s our first webinar of the new academic year, and we invite you to join us next Thursday as we kick off our Webinar Series with Dr. Adam Bond of Baylor University! You can register at the link below. Invite a friend to join you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

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The Office of Black Church Studies invites you to join us for the first webinar of the '25-26 academic year and you don't want to miss it! We are kicking this series off strong with Dr. Adam Bond of Baylor University! You can register at the link below. Invite a friend to join you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdROSgz1R2ydAgPvllQJUQ #/registration