1. EARLY PRE-REGISTRATION $325
    1. Deadline:
      1. DEADLINE FOR ONLINE AND MAILED-IN REGISTRATION ENDS: May 19, 2024 
      2. Cost After Deadline: $350
    2. Payment Info:
      1. NO PERSONAL OR CHURCH CHECKS. Cashier’s checks, certified checks, or money orders should be made payable to HUMC. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express cards are accepted. DO NOT SEND CASH.
      2. Mail the completed form with your payment to: HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, P.O. BOX 6396, HAMPTON, VA 23668 or fax to: (757) 727-5643.
  2. On-site registration at Holland Hall.
    1. Pick up conference materials and name badges.
    2. Residence Hall check-in time for all who pre-registered is 2:00 p.m. on SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2024.
    3. Residence Hall check-out time for all participants is 10:00 a.m. on FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024.
    4. You will be assigned a roommate when your reservation is received. If you are naming a roommate, his or her registration and room fee should be included with your form and fees.
    5. There is a $25 NONREFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE for all refunds. All refund requests must be made in writing. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER MAY 23, 2024.
  3. Registration Questions?
    1. Office of Special Projects at (757) 727-5681.
  4. Conference Questions?:
    1. Email: ministersconf@hamptonu.edu
    2. Phone: Office of the Executive Director and Treasurer at (757) 727-5340
  5. Children under 18 are not permitted. All attendees must be properly registered for the weekly activities (NO DAILY RATE).
  6. For information regarding CDs, DVDs and Digital Access, call the Media Productions office at (757) 727-5433 or (757) 727-5167.
  1. Onsite Registration at Holland Hall
    1. Sunday, June 2 – 4:00pm-8:00pm
    2. Monday, June 3 through Wednesday, June 5 – 8:00am-5:00pm
  2. Onsite Registration Cost: $350.00
  3. Onsite Seminary Student Registration:
    1. $275.00
    2. Proof of seminary student status must be provided to the Office of Special Projects Table in Holland Hall.
  4. Registration Questions?
    1. Phone: Office of Special Projects at (757) 727-5681 or (757) 727-5367
    2. Email: sheila.taylor@hamptonu.edu
  5. Conference Questions?
    1. Email: ministersconf@hamptonu.edu
  • SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2024

  • 4:00PM – 8:00PM On-Campus Registration and Check-In – Holland Hall

    • Conference Book Store Open – Convocation Center, 2nd Floor
  • MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024

    • 8:00AM – 5:00PM On-Campus Registration – Holland Hall
    • 10:00AM Choir Guild Opening Session – Convocation Center
    • 6:00PM Wendall P. Whalum Recital I – Convocation Center
    • 6:45PM Greetings from the Choir Guild – Dr. Winston Gray, Guild President
    • 7:00PM Call to Order – Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale, Conference President
      • Welcome to Hampton University – Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams (USN Retired), University President
      • Welcome to the Annual Conference – Rev. Dr. Debra Lynn Haggins, Executive Director & Treasurer
    • 7:30PM Evening Worship – Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale, Conference President; Holy Communion
  • TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024

    • 8:00AM – 5:00PM On-Campus Registration – Holland Hall
    • 6:00AM – 8:00AM Early Morning Prayer – Convocation Center, Dr. Rita Twiggs & Prophetess Ciara Mason
    • 8:00AM-8:30AM Morning Song – TBA
    • 8:30AM Morning Preacher – Rev. Marissa Farrow
    • 9:30AM Lecturer – Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
    • 10:30AM Mid-Morning – Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley
    • 12:00PM George Crawley Women in Ministry Hour – Rev. Dr. Shareka Newton, Student Center Ballroom
    • 12:30-4:30PM Church Development and Leadership Academy Workshops and Seminars – See Booklet
    • 6:30PM Wendall P. Whalum Recital I – Convocation Center
    • 7:15PM Evening Song – Charles Anthony Bryant
    • 7:30PM Evening Worship – Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Haynes, Conference Preacher
  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024

    • 8:00AM – 5:00PM On-Campus Registration – Holland Hall
    • 6:00AM – 8:00AM Early Morning Prayer – Convocation Center, Dr. Rita Twiggs & Prophetess Ciara Mason
    • 8:00AM-8:30AM Morning Song – TBA
    • 8:30AM Morning Preacher – Rev. Marissa Farrow
    • 9:30AM Lecturer I – Rev. Dr. Raquel Lettsome
    • 11:30AM Mid-Morning Preacher – Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley
    • 12:30-4:30PM Church Development and Leadership Academy Workshops and Seminars – See Booklet
    • 6:30PM Wendall P. Whalum Recital II – Convocation Center
    • 7:15PM Evening Song – Charles Anthony Bryant
    • 7:30PM Evening Worship – Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Haynes, Conference Preacher
  • THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024

    • 6:00AM – 8:00AM Early Morning Prayer – Convocation Center, Dr. Rita Twiggs & Prophetess Ciara Mason
    • 8:00AM-8:30AM Morning Song – TBA
    • 9:30AM Lecturer I – Rev. Dr. Raquel Lettsome
    • 10:30AM Lecturer II – Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
    • 11:30AM Senior Stateswoman – Rev. Dr. Cynthia James
    • 12:30-4:30PM Church Development and Leadership Academy Workshops and Seminars – See Booklet
    • 1:00PM Choir Guild Rehearsal – Convocation Center
    • 6:15 PM Installation of New Officers – Rev. Dr. Debra L. Haggins, Executive Director & Treasurer
    • 7:00PM The Annual Charles H. Flax Memorial Concert – Dr. Omar J. Dickenson, Director, Conference Music
  • Email: ministersconf@hamptonu.edu
  • Phone: Office of the Executive Director and Treasurer (757) 727-5340

 

  • Phone: Office of Special Projects (757) 727-5681 or (757) 727-5367
  • Email: sheila.taylor@hamptonu.edu

PRESENTERS

Reverend Dr. Howard John Wesley

Mid-Day Preacher

Reverend Marissa R. Farrow

Morning Preacher

Reverend Dr. Otis Moss III

Lecturer

Reverend Dr. Shareka Newton

Women in Ministry Hour

Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes

Conference Preacher

Reverend Dr. Cynthia James

Senior Stateswoman

Reverend Dr. Raquel Lettsome

Lecturer

Registration Directions

PLEASE ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION GUIDELINES.

Regular Registration and Seminary Student Registration Only

  1. Regular Registration Cost: $350.00
  2. Seminary Student Registration: $275.00. Proof of seminary student status must be provided to the emails listed below or at on-site registration at the Special Projects Table.
  3. Reserve your housing and meals in the required comment section and pay for these additional items at On-site Registration.
  4. Regular Online Registration and Mailed in Registrations Ends: June 3, 2023 at 11:59pm eastern standard time.
  5. Report to Holland Hall to the Special Projects table during the on-site registration hours to pick up conference badge and conference materials and/or to pay for additional items.

On-Site Registration Directions

1. On-site registration begins at 4:00 p.m. on SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023 at Holland Hall.

  • Sunday, June 4 4:00pm-8:00pm
  • Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 7 8:00am-5:00pm
  • Thursday, June 8 8:00am-12:00pm

2. For registration information, please call the Office of Special Projects at (757) 727-5681 or 757-727-5367 or email sheila.taylor@hamptonu.edu

3. You may also email us at: ministersconf@hamptonu.edu

A Message from the Executive Director

Grace and Peace in the name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

How exciting a moment in history this is as we stand on the precipice of entering the second decade of the second century of the Hampton University Minsters’ Conference.  I am pleased to welcome you to Hampton University and to share my excitement for our 110th annual gathering of the conference and the 90th annual gathering of the Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop. We are pleased to present a stellar program of powerful prolific preachers and proclaimers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ from across the nation. This year’s full conference agenda of sermons, lectures, workshops, and seminars will take place Sunday through Thursday, June 2-6, 2024. The Communion Service will take place on Monday night before the Conference President’s message with the conference ending on Thursday night after the Choir Guild’s annual concert and the final message from HUMC Conference Preacher, The Reverend Dr. Frederick D. Haynes. 

It gives me great pleasure as Executive Director & Treasurer to invite you to register for this year’s gathering as we worship under the theme Tools for Transforming the Life of the Leader. We extend warm greetings to Conference Presidents Dr. Cynthia L. Hale and Dr. Winston R. Gray. 

Finally, on behalf of President Darrell K. Williams, the administration, faculty, and staff of Hampton University, we appreciate your support over the years and look forward to the beautiful years ahead. The time you invest with us will be well spent as we continue to inform your theology, enrich your ministry, and bless your life!

Sincerely and with Gratitude,

Debra L. Haggins
Debra L. Haggins, Reverend | PhD | DMin
University Chaplain
HUMC Executive Director & Treasurer
Founding Dean, Hampton University School of Religion

Debra L. Haggins

The Reverend Dr. Debra L. Haggins
Doctor of Ministry | Doctor of Philosophy University Chaplain
HUMC-GUILD Executive Director/Treasurer

Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God!
- Romans 15:7

A Message from the Executive Director

Greetings in the name Jesus Christ our Lord!

What a joy it is for me to welcome each of you to back to your Home-by-the-Sea and to share our excitement for the 109th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and the 89th Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop. This year’s full conference agenda of sermons, lectures, workshops, and seminars will take place Sunday through Thursday, June 4-8, 2023. The Communion Service will take place on Monday night before the Conference President’s message with the conference ending on Thursday night after the Choir Guild’s annual concert. We’ve missed you, the wonderful spirit you bring to the campus, and the visible fellowship you have with one another. Truly, your presence personifies Romans 15:7 and we welcome you as Christ has welcomed us for the glory of God and God alone.

It gives me great pleasure as Executive Director & Treasurer to invite you to register for this year’s gathering as we worship un- der the theme Tools for Transforming Churches, Congregations, and Cultures. We extend warm greetings to our newly elected Conference Presidents Dr. Cynthia L. Hale and Dr. Winston R. Gray. I look forward to working with them closely during their terms in office.

Finally, on behalf of President Darrell K. Williams, the administration, faculty, and staff of Hampton University, we appreciate your support over the years and look forward to the beautiful years ahead. The time you invest with us will be well spent as we continue to inform your theology, enrich your ministry, and bless your life!

Sincerely and with Gratitude,

Debra L. Haggins

The Reverend Dr. Debra L. Haggins
Doctor of Ministry | Doctor of Philosophy University Chaplain
HUMC-GUILD Executive Director/Treasurer

Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God!
- Romans 15:7

What a joy it is for me to welcome each of you to back to your Home-by-the-Sea and to share our excitement for the 109th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and the 89th Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop. This year’s full conference agenda of sermons, lectures, workshops, and seminars will take place Sunday through Thursday, June 4-8, 2023. The Communion Service will take place on Monday night before the Conference President’s message with the conference ending on Thursday night after the Choir Guild’s annual concert. We’ve missed you, the wonderful spirit you bring to the campus, and the visible fellowship you have with one another. Truly, your presence personifies Romans 15:7 and we welcome you as Christ has welcomed us for the glory of God and God alone.

It gives me great pleasure as Executive Director & Treasurer to invite you to register for this year’s gathering as we worship un- der the theme Tools for Transforming Churches, Congregations, and Cultures. We extend warm greetings to our newly elected Conference Presidents Dr. Cynthia L. Hale and Dr. Winston R. Gray. I look forward to working with them closely during their terms in office.

Finally, on behalf of President Darrell K. Williams, the administration, faculty, and staff of Hampton University, we appreciate your support over the years and look forward to the beautiful years ahead. The time you invest with us will be well spent as we continue to inform your theology, enrich your ministry, and bless your life!

Sincerely and with Gratitude,

Presenters

Conference Preacher

Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart

Morning Preacher

Rev. Sheleta Fomby

Lecturer

Rev. Dr. Luke Powery

Senior Statesman

Bishop Adam Richardson, Jr.

Lecturer

Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman

Noon Day Preacher

Rev. Dr. John Faison

Women in Ministry Speaker

Rev. Jennifer Watley Maxell

The Reverend Dr. Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D.

Lecturer II The Reverend Dr. Harold Dean Trulear is an ordained American Baptist minister and serves as Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Howard University. He is Director of the Healing Communities Prison Ministry and Prisoner Reentry Project of the Philadelphia Leadership Foundation. Designed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Healing Communities Prison Ministries,

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The Reverend Dr. Freddy J. Clark

Noonday Preacher Reverend Dr. Freddy J. Clark, a native of St. Louis, accepted a call to preach the gospel at a young age and has been the pastor of several churches since that time. Twenty-six years ago, he founded the Shalom Church (City of Peace) where preaching, teaching, and praying are the foundational pillars of

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The Reverend Dr. Margret Elaine M. Flake

Senior Stateswoman Hour Long recognized as a powerful preacher, teacher and role model with a gift for reaching worshippers of all ages, the Reverend Dr. Margaret Elaine M. Flake impacts countless lives she touches at The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in New York City, where she serves as co-pastor with the Reverend Floyd H. Flake.

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The Reverend Dr. Marcus D. Cosby

The Reverend Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, the third child born to the late Mr. Rogers Cosby and Mrs. Bobbie J. Cosby, serves as the Senior Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas and a native of Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cosby received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and English from Fisk University

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The Reverend Reginald W. Sharpe, Jr.

Reverend Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. serves as Associate Pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, led by Pastor Charles Jenkins. Reverend Sharpe is a proud native of Lithonia, Georgia, a product of The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church – The House of Hope Atlanta. He continues to be impacted by the church’s two

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Preach to Change the World

he Preaching to Change the World initiative is made possible by a grant from The Murdock Charitable Trust to the Hampton University Office of Religious Affairs. The Murdock organization believes that, “It is only when the voices of all people are heard and everyone is represented that we can truly work toward the common good.” This project fits neatly into Murdock’s push to promote civility and democracy. To that end Hampton University has gathered a series of prominent African American pastors and had them record sermons specifically for this project. The aim is to bring these substantial voices to a wider audience. Topics such as Freedom to Dissent, Hospitality to the Stranger and A Humble Yet Honest Pursuit of the Truth will be included in this repository. One sermon will be added each month in 2021 and then will remain here in perpetuity.

Please visit https://preachtochangetheworld.org/ today.