Delman Coates

Delman L. Coates (born January 13, 1973) is an American Christian minister. He is senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland, since 2004.[1]

Delman L. Coates
Coates speaking at a workshop
Born (1973-01-13) January 13, 1973
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (Ph.D.)(M.Phil.)
Harvard Divinity School (M.Div.)
Morehouse College (B.A.)
Children4
ChurchChristian, Baptist
Ordained1998
Congregations served
Mt. Ennon Baptist Church
Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Election date
June 24, 2014
Running mateHeather Mizeur
Opponent(s)Kenneth Ulman
Jolene Ivey
IncumbentAnthony Brown
Websitemtennon.org, godmademusic.net

Coates is founder of the Our Money Campaign, an economic justice campaign launched in May 2019. He is founder of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality. Coates is a board member of the National Action Network.

Early life and education

Coates was born on January 13, 1973, in Richmond, Virginia. He has one sister. Coates obtained his B.A. in Religion in 1995 from Morehouse College and his Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 1998. He also attended Columbia University, receiving his Master of Philosophy in Religion in 2002 and his Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity in 2006).[2]

Ministry

In 2004, he became senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland.[3]

Politics

Maryland House of Delegates member Heather Mizeur named Coates as her running mate in the 2014 race for governor.[4]

Published articles
  • "And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism" in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004)
  • "Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis" in The African-American Pulpit (2004)
  • "Origen of Alexandria" in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005)

Coates wrote an essay titled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil Rights” which appears in the book Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama (2017).[5]

References
  1. "Our Pastor". Mt. Ennon Baptist Church. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. "About". No Limits. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  3. Wagner, John (November 13, 2013). "Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George's pastor, as her running mate in Md". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. Wagner, John (November 13, 2013). "Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George's pastor, as her running mate in Md". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  5. "Our Staff". Our Money.
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