Rev. Gregory G. Groover, Sr.

Rev. Groover is pastor of the Historic Charles Street A.M.E. Church in the Roxbury section of Boston, MA. He has helped to build the congregational life, increase participation, and restructure the management of the church. He currently serves as chairman of the Political Action and the Nominating Committee of the Black Ministerial Alliance and as a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Ten Points Coalition. Rev. Groover is leading the effort in establishing the "Reclaiming Our Youth" project in Boston, which will connects clergy, judges, and the justice system.

Rev. Groover formerly served as pastor of Bright Temple A.M.E. Church in the South Bronx. His work there was written about in The New York Times, New York Newsday, and the book Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol (which was inspired by Mr. Kozol's time spent with Rev. Groover). He received his Master of Divinity and Master of Social Work from Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University school of Social Work, respectively.