J. Lee Hill Jr.

J. Lee Hill Jr., is the senior pastor of Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC) in San Diego, California. He has served in ministry since 1999, and is an ordained minister with recognized standing in the Alliance of Baptists and the United Church of Christ.

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J. Lee Hill Jr.
Born
Commonwealth of Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorge Mason University (Bachelor of Arts, Integrative Studies)
Wake Forest University (Master of Divinity)
Emory University (Doctor of Ministry)
OccupationSenior Pastor, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC)

Education

He attended Florida A&M and graduated from George Mason with a Bachelor of Arts in integrative studies with a concentration in management and leadership, and earned a Master of Divinity from Wake Forest. He received the Bill J. Leonard Distinguished Service Award Pro Fide et Humanitate for his work and advocacy as a public theologian, and holds several diplomas and certificates from Morehouse, Princeton, University of San Diego, the Shalem Institute, and is earning a Master of Theology degree from Columbia Seminary.

His research interests include preaching, worship and liturgy, contemplative studies, social justice and emerging models of Narrative Leadership.

Career

Hill served on the ministerial staff of Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he became the first African-American ordained to Christian Ministry through that Alliance/American Baptist congregation. Before joining the staff of The Riverside Church in the City of New York,[1][2] he was a ministerial intern at Metro Baptist Church in Hells Kitchen, New York. Since 2010 Hill has served as the senior pastor of Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC)

Christian Fellowship UCC is a progressive, inclusive, bible-based congregation. The church is located in Emerald Hills community of southeast of San Diego, atop a beautiful bluff, with sweeping viewings. In the congregation's long history the church it has hosted a variety of notable persons, among them Bayard Rustin,[10] Martin Luther King Jr.,[11] and more recently James Forbes and Jeremiah A Wright.[12]

Personal life

Hill was born in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is married and has two children.[13]

References
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  2. "Marry Your Baby Daddy Day: Activist marries unwed parents". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. "New Emerald Hills pastor a national name". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  4. "The jazz link to God". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. "When Father's Day was 'Piffle!'". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  6. Alexander Nguyen (2018-12-11). "Border Patrol Arrests 32 at Pro-Refugee Rally Organized by Faith Leaders". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  7. "Faith and tolerance: San Diego's religious leaders offer prayers for Poway". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  8. Union-Tribune (TNS), Kate Morrissey The San Diego. "First person from 'Remain in Mexico' to win asylum released into US after day in detention". The Eagle. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  9. "Opinion: The pandemic has forced Black churches to rethink the funeral traditions we hold sacred". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  10. "NAACP San Diego Branch" (PDF). Chronology of the San Diego NAACP.
  11. "When Martin Luther King visited SD". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  12. "Community Spotlight: Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright comes to San Diego | The Chocolate Voice". www.thechocolatevoice.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  13. Grynbaum, Michael M. (2009-02-28). "Vows Features Christie Love and J. Lee Hill Jr". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
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