Charlie Edward Dates became the youngest Senior Pastor in Progressive’s rich 95-year history. Rev. Charlie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and Rhetoric at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Divinity Degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield IL.
Keeping this in view, are Baptist churches liberal?
Generally considered more liberal than the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. is a member of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and of the World Council of Churches.
Herein, is SBC reformed?
To put it simply, the SBC founders and leaders understood and taught reformed/Calvinistic theology and it shows clearly in the Baptist Faith and Message and its predecessor The New Hampshire Confession of 1833.
What is the largest church in Chicago?
Holy Name Cathedral
| Holy Name Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Location | 730 N Wabash Ave Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | holynamecathedral.org |
What is the oldest black church in Chicago?
Quinn Chapel AME Church, also known as Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Church, houses Chicago’s first African-American congregation, formed by seven individuals as a nondenominational prayer group that met in the house of a member in 1844.
Who is Dr charles Dates?
Charlie Dates serves as the senior pastor at Progressive Baptist Church and teaches at Moody Bible Institute as an adjunct professor. He earned an MDiv and PhD in Historical Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where his research focused on the burden of black preaching in late 20th-century Chicago.