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| name = Rev. Delman L. Coates, Ph.D.
| image = Delman Coates (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rev. Delman Coates speaking at a workshop about religious diversity in the workplace.
| birth_date = January 13, 1973
| birth_place =Richmond, VA
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| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| church = [[Christian]], [[Baptist]]
| other_names =
| education = [[Columbia University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]])</small><small>([[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil.]])</small> <br>[[Harvard Divinity School]] <small>([[Master of Divinity|M.Div.]])</small> <br> [[Morehouse College]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small>
| ordained = 1998
| writings =
| congregations = [[Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]]
| offices_held =
| title = Senior Pastor
| spouse =
| children = 2 sons <br> 2 daughters
| parents =
| website = mtennon.org, godmademusic.net
| footnotes =
}}
{{Infobox candidate
|honorific-prefix = [[Reverend]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Ph.D]]
| candidate = [[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]]
| party_election = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| election_date = June 24, 2014
| runningmate = [[Heather Mizeur]]
| opponent = [[Kenneth Ulman]] <br>[[Jolene Ivey]]
| incumbent = [[Anthony G. Brown|Anthony Brown]]
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| residence = [[Prince George's County, Maryland]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Pastor]]
| religion = [[Christian]] ([[Baptist]])
}}
'''Rev. Dr. Delman L. Coates''' (born January 13, 1973) is an American [[Christian]] minister who has served as the Senior Pastor of [[Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]], a [[megachurch]] located in [[Clinton, Maryland]], since 2004. During this time, the congregation has grown to almost 10,000 members. Dr. Coates has initiated and revitalized ministries, expanded the church's ministry campus and land holdings, and incorporated the Mt. Ennon Development Corporation (MEDC). In October 2009, Outreach Magazine named Mt. Ennon as one of the 100 Fastest Growing Congregations in the U.S. Pastor Coates is Founder of the New Abolitionism Campaign, Founder and President of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality (BCC), He is a board member of the Parents Television Council and the National Action Network. He is also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Morehouse College Board of Preachers, and the NAACP.
== Education ==
Rev. Delman Coates is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. in Religion, 1995), Harvard Divinity School (Master of Divinity, 1998), and Columbia University (Master of Philosophy in Religion, 2002; Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006).
==Career==
Dr. Coates published articles including: "And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism" in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004, "Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis" in The African-American Pulpit (2004), and "Origen of Alexandria" in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005). Coates wrote a piece entitled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil Rights,” which is in the book “Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama” (2017). Among his published sermons include “From Proclamation to Protest” (The African American Pulpit, July 2008) and “Race Still Matters” (TAAP 2009).
In 2008, TAAP honored him as one of the "20 To Watch." In 2012, “The Root” named Dr. Coates as one of their 100 African American achievers and influencers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) honored Dr. Coates in 2013 for his commitment to advancing civil rights and liberties for all. The same year, Ebony magazine selected him as one of their “Power 100.”
Coates’s ministry, messages, and social activism spans a variety of media platforms. He has appeared on, and been profiled in, national media such as MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, Essence Magazine, NPR, VH1, The New York Times, The Washington Post, & Huffington Post, and is featured in the documentary ''The New Black.''
== Personal life ==
Dr. Coates is the proud father of four children: sons, Nathaniel and Joshua, and twin daughters, Ava Marie and Leah Blair.
== Politics ==
[[Maryland House of Delegates]] member [[Heather Mizeur]] named Coates as her running mate in the [[Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014|2014 race for governor]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wagner|first=John|title=Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George’s pastor, as her running mate in Md.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/mizeur-to-name-delman-coates-a-prince-georges-pastor-as-her-running-mate-in-md/2013/11/12/eeab3aac-4c0c-11e3-9890-a1e0997fb0c0_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.newabolitionism.org/ The New Abolitionism Campaign]
* [http://www.mtennon.org/ Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]
* [http://www.godmademusic.net/ God Made Music]
* [http://www.enoughisenoughcampaign.com/ Enough Is Enough Campaign]
* ''[http://www.theafricanamericanpulpit.com/index.aspx The African American Pulpit]''
* [https://instagram.com/iamdelmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Instagram]]''
* [https://facebook.com/iamdelmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Facebook]]''
* [https://twitter.com/delmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Twitter]]''
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[[Category:African-American Baptist ministers]]
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[[Category:Columbia University alumni]]
[[Category:Morehouse College alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Divinity School alumni]]
[[Category:Philosophers of religion]]
| name = Rev. Delman L. Coates, Ph.D.
| image = Delman Coates (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rev. Delman Coates speaking at a workshop about religious diversity in the workplace.
| birth_date = January 13, 1973
| birth_place =Richmond, VA
| death_date = <!-- {{death date|YD|MD|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} death date first, then birth date -->
| death_place =
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| church = [[Christian]], [[Baptist]]
| other_names =
| education = [[Columbia University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]])</small><small>([[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil.]])</small> <br>[[Harvard Divinity School]] <small>([[Master of Divinity|M.Div.]])</small> <br> [[Morehouse College]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small>
| ordained = 1998
| writings =
| congregations = [[Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]]
| offices_held =
| title = Senior Pastor
| spouse =
| children = 2 sons <br> 2 daughters
| parents =
| website = mtennon.org, godmademusic.net
| footnotes =
}}
{{Infobox candidate
|honorific-prefix = [[Reverend]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Ph.D]]
| candidate = [[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]]
| party_election = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| election_date = June 24, 2014
| runningmate = [[Heather Mizeur]]
| opponent = [[Kenneth Ulman]] <br>[[Jolene Ivey]]
| incumbent = [[Anthony G. Brown|Anthony Brown]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
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| citizenship =
| nationality =
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse =
| partner =
| relations =
| children =
| parents =
| residence = [[Prince George's County, Maryland]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Pastor]]
| religion = [[Christian]] ([[Baptist]])
}}
'''Rev. Dr. Delman L. Coates''' (born January 13, 1973) is an American [[Christian]] minister who has served as the Senior Pastor of [[Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]], a [[megachurch]] located in [[Clinton, Maryland]], since 2004. During this time, the congregation has grown to almost 10,000 members. Dr. Coates has initiated and revitalized ministries, expanded the church's ministry campus and land holdings, and incorporated the Mt. Ennon Development Corporation (MEDC). In October 2009, Outreach Magazine named Mt. Ennon as one of the 100 Fastest Growing Congregations in the U.S. Pastor Coates is Founder of the New Abolitionism Campaign, Founder and President of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality (BCC), He is a board member of the Parents Television Council and the National Action Network. He is also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Morehouse College Board of Preachers, and the NAACP.
== Education ==
Rev. Delman Coates is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. in Religion, 1995), Harvard Divinity School (Master of Divinity, 1998), and Columbia University (Master of Philosophy in Religion, 2002; Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006).
==Career==
Dr. Coates published articles including: "And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism" in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004, "Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis" in The African-American Pulpit (2004), and "Origen of Alexandria" in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005). Coates wrote a piece entitled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil Rights,” which is in the book “Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama” (2017). Among his published sermons include “From Proclamation to Protest” (The African American Pulpit, July 2008) and “Race Still Matters” (TAAP 2009).
In 2008, TAAP honored him as one of the "20 To Watch." In 2012, “The Root” named Dr. Coates as one of their 100 African American achievers and influencers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) honored Dr. Coates in 2013 for his commitment to advancing civil rights and liberties for all. The same year, Ebony magazine selected him as one of their “Power 100.”
Coates’s ministry, messages, and social activism spans a variety of media platforms. He has appeared on, and been profiled in, national media such as MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, Essence Magazine, NPR, VH1, The New York Times, The Washington Post, & Huffington Post, and is featured in the documentary ''The New Black.''
== Personal life ==
Dr. Coates is the proud father of four children: sons, Nathaniel and Joshua, and twin daughters, Ava Marie and Leah Blair.
== Politics ==
[[Maryland House of Delegates]] member [[Heather Mizeur]] named Coates as her running mate in the [[Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014|2014 race for governor]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wagner|first=John|title=Mizeur to name Delman Coates, a Prince George’s pastor, as her running mate in Md.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/mizeur-to-name-delman-coates-a-prince-georges-pastor-as-her-running-mate-in-md/2013/11/12/eeab3aac-4c0c-11e3-9890-a1e0997fb0c0_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=November 11, 2013|date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.newabolitionism.org/ The New Abolitionism Campaign]
* [http://www.mtennon.org/ Mt. Ennon Baptist Church]
* [http://www.godmademusic.net/ God Made Music]
* [http://www.enoughisenoughcampaign.com/ Enough Is Enough Campaign]
* ''[http://www.theafricanamericanpulpit.com/index.aspx The African American Pulpit]''
* [https://instagram.com/iamdelmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Instagram]]''
* [https://facebook.com/iamdelmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Facebook]]''
* [https://twitter.com/delmancoates Delman Coates, Ph.D.] ''[[Twitter]]''
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:African-American Baptist ministers]]
[[Category:Baptist ministers from the United States]]
[[Category:People from Clinton, Maryland]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Columbia University alumni]]
[[Category:Morehouse College alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Divinity School alumni]]
[[Category:Philosophers of religion]]
