MEET
REVEREND
DOCTOR
KEVIN
MURRIEL
The Reverend Doctor Kevin R. Murriel currently leads over 7,000 members as the senior pastor of Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a biblical scholar and one of the leading visionaries and orators of this generation. A native Mississippian, he is a 2008 graduate of Jackson State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, also being named as the 2008 “Student of the Year” for the College of Business. Dr. Murriel received his Master of Divinity degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Duke University. He was named by the Dean and doctoral committee of Duke Divinity School as the Degree Marshal of the 2014 Doctoral Cohort–the youngest person and first African American in the program’s history to receive such a designation.
A dynamic preacher, avid reader, and social activist, Dr. Murriel’s research focuses on translating the methods of the Civil Rights Movement into a modern-day strategy for social justice and racial reconciliation. His doctoral dissertation titled, Unveiling Racism: Racial Reconciliation and a Heterogeneous Model for American Christian Life, takes strategies deployed during the Mississippi Church Visit Campaign of 1964, and offers the Church universal a formula for racial reconciliation, hope, and progress.
Dr. Murriel is the author of four books, and in 2019, Dr. Murriel was appointed by Dean Jan Love to the faculty of Candler School of Theology at Emory University as Assistant Professor in the Practice of Practical Theology and Director of the Black Methodist Seminarians Program.
Since accepting his call to ministry at age 18, Dr. Murriel has committed his life to helping people develop and maintain a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ. He is a community leader and faithfully serves on several boards which include, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA, the North Georgia Board of Congregational Development, the North Georgia Board of Ordained Ministry, the Candler Black Alumni Board, Grady Hospital Foundation Board, Clark Atlanta University Board of Visitors, the Foundation for Wesley Woods, Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers, the Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Racial Equity Steering Committee. Dr. Murriel is a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., and the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2019. He is aco-chair for Atlanta Leaders for 100% Literacy and the founder of The Institute for Clergy Leadership, which provides scholarships for theological education for clergy who feel called to serve in the local church. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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