Yvonne Delk

Rev. Dr. Yvonne V. Delk is currently a member of the board of trustees of Franklinton Center at Bricks. She is the former executive of the Community Renewal Society of Chicago. She was the first Black woman to be ordained in the United Church of Christ and has served the denomination in leadership positions including serving as the director of its Office for Church in Society. She also served as the moderator of the World Council of Churches' Program to Combat Racism. For sixty years, she has...See more

Rev. Dr. Yvonne V. Delk is currently a member of the board of trustees of Franklinton Center at Bricks. She is the former executive of the Community Renewal Society of Chicago. She was the first Black woman to be ordained in the United Church of Christ and has served the denomination in leadership positions including serving as the director of its Office for Church in Society. She also served as the moderator of the World Council of Churches' Program to Combat Racism. For sixty years, she has served as an educator, preacher, organizer, and a prophetic voice leading the fight for human and civil rights for people of color, children, and the poor throughout five continents. In 2023, The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries appointed Delk as The Right Reverend Mother for her decades of service to the work of justice on behalf of marginalized communities, adding her to the College of Affirming Bishops and Faith Leaders. She is the founding director of the Center for African American Theological Studies. See less