The Progressive National Baptist Convention named Thomas L. Bowen its new general secretary Jan. 22.
Bowen follows Kendrick E. Curry, who served as interim in the role after Timothy Tee Boddie. Tyrone S. Pitts is general secretary emeritus.
The Progressive National Baptist Convention is a historic Baptist denomination founded in 1961 to support the Civil Rights Movement and advance social justice, human rights and theological education.
Bowen most recently served as senior adviser for faith engagement in the White House Office of Public Engagement, where he led national outreach to faith communities and advised on issues at the intersection of faith and public policy in the Biden administration. He previously directed both the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs and the Mayor’s Office on African American Affairs in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as interim assistant pastor and Earl L. Harrison Minister of Social Justice at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
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