Center for the Church and the Black Experience

07/15/2022

Registration is now open for the Inaugural Event of the Junius B. Dotson Institute for Music and Worship in the Black Church & Beyond! With seminar options for both beginner and advanced worship/music leaders, there is something for everyone. Seminars will be taught by renowned leaders, including Mike Bowie, Renita Weems, L’Tayna Moore Copeland, YaNi Davis, David Wood, Kathleen Turner, and more!

Founded in 2022, in partnership with Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church, the Junius B. Dotson Institute for Music and Worship in the Black Church and Beyond (JDBI), a one-of-a-kind global Institute that provides training in the sacred musics of Africana church traditions and beyo...

04/05/2022

If you are attending commencement from the Classes of '20 or '21, let us know! You're welcome to participate AND we will include you/ your info in the booklet!

03/09/2020

"Looking Back, Stepping Forward" - this photo exhibition will be on display at Garrett through the month of March.

Can't make it to Evanston this month? Keep an eye out for info re: the CBE's 50th Anniversary Gala (October). Select works that have been on display throughout the year will also be on display here.

03/04/2020

Yesterday, the Chicago Magazine ran a feature on the phenomenal artist, Andrea Coleman, and her exhibition, "Mystified Remains" (that is currently on display at Garrett). Check it out & her artist talk at tomorrow's Community Meal.

The 25-year-old artist's digital collages ask: If memory could speak, would it?

02/14/2020

Be sure to mark March 6 on your calendars!

The CBE is opening its new photo exhibition, “Looking Back, Stepping Forward," which will chronicle fifty years of Black life at Garrett, through photograph. The opening event is on 3/6, with an exhibition that will remain on display through March.

Featuring a live DJ, amazing alum and other important actors within Black Garrett throughout the years. More to come soon.

Celebrating 50 years of Black life at Garrett.
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Garrett-Evangelical Black Seminarians

02/11/2020

The CBE is excited to offer Andrea Coleman's gripping exhibition, "Mystified Remains." On display now, through early March, at Garrett Seminary. Celebrating 50 years of Black Garrett.

10/26/2019

Don't forget to register for the upcoming Cone pre-conference, conference and concert that we're co-sponsoring along with Northwestern University! All events are free! Registration link included on flyers.

Hope to see you there!

10/18/2019

We are pleased to announce that the Pre-Conference will be on Garrett's campus! Join us as we prepare for a great weekend

https://jameshcone.northwestern.edu/

09/03/2019

On November 1-2, 2019, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University will host scholars, religious leaders, and activists for “Black Theology and Black Power: Retrospect and Prospect”, a conference reflecting on James Hal Cone’s seminal work, Black Theology & Black Power...

03/28/2019

“In so many ways, CBE stands in such a storied lineage of Black institutions that came of age in the thick of twentieth century liberation struggles. For this reason and others, I count it such a great honor to lead this center into its half-century mark—a historical moment in which Garrett-Evangelical, its denomination, and Africa-descended people the world over are urgently wrestling with important questions about God, equity, and justice.” - Taurean J. Webb

EVANSTON, Illinois – Having just completed a national search, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Taurean J. Webb as director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience (CBE). In addition, Webb will be joining the faculty as instructor of r...

03/11/2019

Last week, the CBE was excited to host a small reception in honor of the anthology written by the founders of the Garrett Black Seminarians (student group that, in the late 60s/early 70s, banded to pressure the administration to make tangible its commitment to Black life and experience. Thus founding the Office of the Church and the Black Experience, later evolving into the Center).

The founders and their families, pictured with Garrett-Evangelical President, Dr. Lallene Rector and CBE Interim Director, Taurean J. Webb. The founders (back row, L to R): Bishop Jonathan Keaton; Rev. Gessel Berry, Jr.; Rev. Julius Del Pino; Rev. B. Herbert Martin, Sr; Dr. Ervin Smith (not pictured).

Stay tuned as the CBE commemorates its 50th year anniversary in 2020!