HUSD BHM Greats
During Black History Month we commemorate the "Greats" of our own history here at Howard University School of Divinity. Today we honor Dr. Delores Carpenter.
Dr. Delores Carpenter served as a professor of Religious Education at the Howard University School of Divinity from 1982 to 2017. She began her career at HUSD in 1982 as an assistant professor of Religious Education. Simultaneously, she served as the senior pastor of Michigan Park Christian Church in Washington, D.C., for more than 20 years until 2009.
Prior to joining the Divinity faculty, Dr. Carpenter was the director of Career and Cooperative Education at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey. She held several positions within the college, including assistant to the president.
She is a world-renowned preacher, teacher and lecturer. Her writing credits are extensive, covering issues from Christian education to women in ministry to preaching to Africa. She is also the editor of the “African American Heritage Hymnal.” And, she currently serves as the founder and executive director of African Heritage and Cultural Institute of America Inc., which awards church music scholarships.
Dr. Carpenter earned the Ed.D. in 1986 from Rutgers University; M.A. in 1972 from Washington University; and the M.Div. cum laude in 1969 from Howard University School of Divinity, the first woman to receive the degree from the School.
