Author: Andrew Kimble

Rev. Dr. William Bobby McClain (STH’62, ’77)

The following obituary was written by Kathy Gilbert and originally published on November 19, 2020 by United Methodist News. It can be accessed here. The Rev. William Bobby McClain, the Black theologian and civil rights leader who championed the United Methodist worship book “Songs of Zion,” died after a short illness on Nov. 18. He […]

Reverend Gilbert H. Caldwell (STH’58)

The following obituary was written by Heather Hahn and originally published on September 8, 2020 by United Methodist News. It can be accessed here. The Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell called himself a “foot soldier” in the U.S. civil rights movement. But many across his beloved United Methodist Church remember him as a general for justice.  […]