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| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in ], ]. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became |
Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in ], ]. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven In 1986, having served four congregations prior. Under his spirited and energetic leadership for the last 24 years, First Calvary Baptist Church remains committed to loving, teaching, preaching and reconciliation. It is a vibrant ministry with a full-time staff and strong Christian Education and Mission ministries. | ||
| In 1996, Kimber was convicted of stealing nearly $4,000 from an elderly woman, but did not receive jail time.<ref name=Yale/> The New Haven Mayor ] named Kimber a chairman of the fire commission in 2002, but he had to step down from the chairmanship amid a controversy for telling firefighters that people with "too many vowels" in their names might not be hired by the fire department. | |||
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| , '']'', December 7, 2008.</ref> | , '']'', December 7, 2008.</ref> | ||
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== Education == | ||
| In 1981, he completed his undergraduate studies at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in 1997, he earned a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Life from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. In May 2001, he completed his Doctorate Degree in Ministry at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His approved dissertation title was “Developing a Social Justice Consciousness in a Local Congregation”. | |||
| As a commissioner, in 2004, Kimber openly lobbied to set aside the results of a firefighter's promotion exam, leading to a lawsuit by a group of 20 firefighters. In his ] in '']'', Supreme Court Justice ] singled out Kimber for having political motivations in that decision, which brought Kimber into the center of the controversy and led to mass media attention.<ref>, a United States Supreme Court decision.</ref> In particular, ] called Kimber "a convenient example of small-time ] and semi-thuggery."<ref>], , '']'', June 29, 2009.</ref> | |||
| == Service to the Community == | |||
| Dr. Kimber has served, unceasingly, in the life and the work of the Baptist denomination for the expansion of the Kingdom of God on the local, state and national levels. He currently serves as president of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention, an alliance of approximately eighty churches. As a visionary president, he launched the Christian Leadership School, an accredited four-year Christian Education degree program. From 1984-1994, Dr. Kimber has continuously labored for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. as an Administrative Assistant. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors. In addition, Dr. Kimber serves as a staff member for the Institute of Church Administration and Management at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||
| Locally, Dr. Kimber is President Emeritus of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, a Consultant to the office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Center at Southern Connecticut State University, a former Fire Commissioner for the City of New Haven, a Director for Aids Interfaith Network, Inc., an advisor to local labor unions, and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Nationally, he serves as a Director of the National Action Network, Inc., the Conference of National Black Churches, and as Executive Director of the Social Justice Initiative. | |||
| Recently, Dr. Kimber led a statewide interfaith prayer service for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, where the Rev Al Sharpton, civil rights activist and host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation taped his show and served as the guest speaker. | |||
| == Personal Life == | |||
| Dr. Kimber is married to the former Shevalle Turner and is the proud father of Pamela, Danielle, LaShawn, Sherine, Ronald, Shevalle and Savion. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Boise Kimber (born c. 1959) is an American Baptist minister of the First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, CT. He is also a commissioner of the New Haven Fire Department, the president of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, and a community activist. He received a wide media attention after being mentioned in connection with the US Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano.
Background
Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in Phenix City, Alabama. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven In 1986, having served four congregations prior. Under his spirited and energetic leadership for the last 24 years, First Calvary Baptist Church remains committed to loving, teaching, preaching and reconciliation. It is a vibrant ministry with a full-time staff and strong Christian Education and Mission ministries.
Education
In 1981, he completed his undergraduate studies at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in 1997, he earned a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Life from Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. In May 2001, he completed his Doctorate Degree in Ministry at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His approved dissertation title was “Developing a Social Justice Consciousness in a Local Congregation”.
Service to the Community
Dr. Kimber has served, unceasingly, in the life and the work of the Baptist denomination for the expansion of the Kingdom of God on the local, state and national levels. He currently serves as president of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention, an alliance of approximately eighty churches. As a visionary president, he launched the Christian Leadership School, an accredited four-year Christian Education degree program. From 1984-1994, Dr. Kimber has continuously labored for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. as an Administrative Assistant. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors. In addition, Dr. Kimber serves as a staff member for the Institute of Church Administration and Management at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Locally, Dr. Kimber is President Emeritus of the Greater New Haven Clergy Association, a Consultant to the office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Center at Southern Connecticut State University, a former Fire Commissioner for the City of New Haven, a Director for Aids Interfaith Network, Inc., an advisor to local labor unions, and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Nationally, he serves as a Director of the National Action Network, Inc., the Conference of National Black Churches, and as Executive Director of the Social Justice Initiative.
Recently, Dr. Kimber led a statewide interfaith prayer service for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, where the Rev Al Sharpton, civil rights activist and host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation taped his show and served as the guest speaker.
Personal Life
Dr. Kimber is married to the former Shevalle Turner and is the proud father of Pamela, Danielle, LaShawn, Sherine, Ronald, Shevalle and Savion.
References
- Cite error: The named reference
Yalewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - EDITORIAL: Kimber unfit to serve as fire commissioner, New Haven Register, December 7, 2008.