Worship

THE SCHEDULE 

9:45 am - 11:00 am | Preschool Childcare 
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Worship | in-person in the Sanctuary and online 
10:10 am - 11:00 am | Children's Worship 
11:15 am - 12:30 pm | Congregational Meeting

Preaching | Rev. Dr. Derek Hicks
Sermon | Hope Song of a Disjointed Kingdom 
Special Music | Madeline Beitel and Claudio Olivera
Celebrating | Advent 2 | Deacon Ordination

Worship Guide

Get to know our Guest Preacher

Rev. Dr. Derek Hicks teaches and researches broadly in the areas of African American religion, religion in North America, race, the body, religion and foodways, theory and method in the study of religion, and cultural studies. He serves as co-chair of Wake Forest University’s Slavery, Race, and Memory Project, a Wake Forest University initiative seeking to account for the institution’s role with slavery. He also serves as a member of the American Academy of Religion’s Program Committee.

Dr. Hicks is the author of the book Reclaiming Spirit in the Black Faith Tradition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012). He is currently completing a second book entitled Feeding Flesh and Spirit: Religion, Food, and the Saga of Race in Black America. In addition, he served as assistant editor of the volume entitled African American Religious Cultures (ABC-CLIO Press), where he wrote entries on the National Baptist Convention. He is also the co-author of an article entitled “How Much a Dollar Cost?”: Political Ideology, Religion, and Poverty Policy Through the Lens of Kendrick Lamar’s Music (Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice, Vol 28:2, 2019).

Dr. Hicks is the founding director of the Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life, which serves Wake Forest University’s intellectual community as an interdisciplinary research hub that promotes innovative programming and community engagement. Dr. Hicks is ordained National Baptist.

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