Dr. W. Darin Moore recently became the 99th bishop of the A.M.E. Zion Church. Dr. Moore is a 2011 graduate of United Theological Seminary and is pastor of Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church in Mount Vernon, NY. He is also a mentor in United’s Doctor of Ministry program, and is currently leading the focus group…

Getting my Doctor of Ministry at United helped prepare me to write my first book, Can These Bones Live: Bringing life to a Dying Church. My time at United taught me, in one word, perseverance! “The race is not given to the swift nor the strong but to those who endure to the end.” My…

Some projects I’ve worked on since graduating from United include a 10-day mission trip to South Africa; developing 25 single-family houses for low/moderate income individuals and families; developing a plaza to house four retail outlets for minority business owners; and developing a day care center for our Head Start program with four classrooms for 128…