Daniel Alexander Payne, educated at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, was a prominent bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a pioneering educator, and a leading advocate for African American education and civil rights. He played a key role in organizing the AME Church, and became the first African American president of Wilberforce University, one of the nation’s earliest Black colleges.
This lecture is a collaboration between Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center, Destination Gettysburg, and Kindling Faith at United Lutheran Seminary.
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler
This event will take place in Valentine Hall, followed by a reception, and is FREE to all.
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Dr. Tyler is active in the world of theological education, currently serving as a Fully Affiliated Faculty Member at the Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio. He has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Payne Theological Seminary, Northeastern Seminary, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, the United Lutheran Seminary, and Missio Seminary. Additionally, Dr. Tyler is the past Director of Church Relations and Alumni Affairs at Payne Seminary and the past Director of Church Vocations at New Brunswick Seminary.
Dr. Tyler has also served his community in additional ways. He created and led an effort to increase voter turnout in the Black community through Black Faith Votes, which united Black Christian and Muslim congregations in mobilizing their congregations. He served as the Co-Director of the Philadelphia affiliate of Live Free USA, a national social justice movement aimed at reducing gun violence, mass incarceration, and bringing about greater criminal justice reform. His work with Live Free helped to bring about the historic Citizen’s Police Oversight Commission in Philadelphia.