Join us in celebrating distinguished individuals whose contributions have made an immense difference in our community.
Dr. John M.Wallace
John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D. is a co-vocational urban minister whose career integrates faith and work. For the past 20 years, Dr. Wallace has served as the senior pastor of Bible Center Church, in Pittsburgh, PA. He also serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Development at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is a full professor and holds the David E. Epperson Endowed Chair.
Rev. Dr. Earlene Coleman
Rev. Earlene Coleman is the Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in McKeesport, PA. On April 12th, 2003, Rev. Earlene Coleman received the call to become the new pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church and she has become the longest-tenured pastor in the church’s 130-year history.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
Bishop William J. Barber II is the President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, Executive Board Member of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy, and Founding Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Pastor Barbara Mann
Barbara J. Herron Mann is an anointed, gifted, and passionate servant of God and His Church. She credits the late Superintendent David Howard, her first pastor, along with her parents, Lethonia and Peter Herron, with providing the foundation for her life and ministry.
Rev. Dr. Darryl T. Canady
He was reared in Kissimmee, Florida, and later in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Canady received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Banking/Finance from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia; his Master of Divinity degree from Emory University Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia; and his Doctor of Ministry degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia.