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''This article is about the pastor. For other individuals with the same name, see [[Rodney Franklin (disambiguation)]].''
:''This article is about the pastor. For other individuals with the same name, see [[Rodney Franklin (disambiguation)]].''
'''Rodney Franklin''' (born [[August 1]], [[1974]] in Chicago, Illinois) was the interim pastor of the [[Baptist Church of the Covenant]] and is staff chaplain for [[UAB Hospital]].


'''The Reverend Doctor Rodney Franklin''' is pastor of [[First Congregational Christian Church]] at 1024 [[Center Street North]]. He has led the historically African-American congregation since 1994. He holds his ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ (UCC) denomination.
Franklin earned his bachelor of arts at [[Talladega College]], then a Master's of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His first ministerial position after ordination was the associate pastorate of Mount Zion Congregational Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also served in Savannah, Georgia.


A native of Chicago, Franklin obtained his Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. His first ministerial position after ordination was the associate pastorate of Mount Zion Congregational Church in Cleveland, Ohio.  
Franklin was called to serve Birmingham's [[First Congregational Christian Church]] in [[1994]]. While there he organized an inter-church fellowship among congregations in Birmingham's [[Smithfield]] neighborhood. He has also served on committees at the regional and national levels of the United Church of Christ (UCC).


While serving at First Congregational Christian, Franklin has organized an inter-church fellowship among congregations in the [[Smithfield]] neighborhood of west Birmingham. He has also served on committees at the regional and national levels of the UCC.
Franklin married [[Angela Franklin|Angela Balfour]] on [[December 15]], [[2007]]. He lives in Birmingham.
 
Franklin married Angela Balfour on [[December 15]], [[2007]]. He lives in Birmingham.


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Latest revision as of 07:38, 21 July 2021

This article is about the pastor. For other individuals with the same name, see Rodney Franklin (disambiguation).

Rodney Franklin (born August 1, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) was the interim pastor of the Baptist Church of the Covenant and is staff chaplain for UAB Hospital.

Franklin earned his bachelor of arts at Talladega College, then a Master's of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His first ministerial position after ordination was the associate pastorate of Mount Zion Congregational Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also served in Savannah, Georgia.

Franklin was called to serve Birmingham's First Congregational Christian Church in 1994. While there he organized an inter-church fellowship among congregations in Birmingham's Smithfield neighborhood. He has also served on committees at the regional and national levels of the United Church of Christ (UCC).

Franklin married Angela Balfour on December 15, 2007. He lives in Birmingham.

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