Delman L. Coates (born January 13, 1973) is an American Baptist minister. He is senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland, since 2004.[1]
Delman L. Coates | |
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 Coates speaking at a workshop | |
| Born | January 13, 1973 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (Ph.D.)(M.Phil.) Harvard Divinity School (M.Div.) Morehouse College (B.A.) |
| Children | 4 |
| Church | Christian, Baptist |
| Ordained | 1998 |
Congregations served | Mt. Ennon Baptist Church |
| Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| Election date June 24, 2014 | |
| Running mate | Heather Mizeur |
| Opponent(s) | Kenneth Ulman Jolene Ivey |
| Incumbent | Anthony Brown |
Coates is founder of the Our Money Campaign, an economic justice campaign launched in May 2019. He is founder of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality. Coates is a board member of the National Action Network.
Early life and education
editCoates was born on January 13, 1973, in Richmond, Virginia. He has one sister. He studied Religion at Morehouse College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995, then he studied at Harvard Divinity School and earned a Master of Divinity in 1998. He also studied at Columbia University, earned his Master of Philosophy in Religion in 2002 and his Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity in 2006.[2]
Ministry
editIn 2004, he became senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland.[3]
In 2012, Coates announced his support for same-sex marriage. [4] Following this announcement, less than 10 people left the church for this reason while 1,000 people joined the church during that year, a record number of new members for the church.
Politics
editMaryland House of Delegates member Heather Mizeur named Coates as her running mate in the 2014 race for governor.[5]
Published articles
edit- "And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism" in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004)
- "Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis" in The African-American Pulpit (2004)
- "Origen of Alexandria" in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005)
Coates wrote an essay titled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil Rights” which appears in the book Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama (2017).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Our Pastor". Mt. Ennon Baptist Church. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "About". No Limits. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Wagner, John (November 13, 2013). "Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George's pastor, as her running mate in Md". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ Michael K. Lavers, Pastor who supported Md. marriage referendum speaks out, washingtonblade.com, USA, February 21, 2013
- ^ Wagner, John (November 13, 2013). "Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George's pastor, as her running mate in Md". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Our Staff". Our Money.
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