Hurmon Hamilton:  

CLASS OF 1982
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Coushatta, LA
Grambling, LA

Hurmon's Story

Life Hurmon Hamilton Jr. was born in San Francisco, and raised in Coushatta, Louisiana by Rev. Clarence and Ola Batchie Berry. Hurmon graduated from Coushatta High School in 1982 and went on to attend Grambling State University (GSU). There he was elected Student Body President(SGA) and became the first SGA President in GSU's history to be elected to the Louisiana Board of State Colleges and Universities. Hurmon later became the first and GSU student invited to give the commencement address to his graduating class in 1987. Prior to this, in 1986, Hurmon accepted the Call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the rest of his life. In 1987, Hurmon graduated from GSU with a duel degree in Philosophy and History. In 1990, he graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity Degree. Six months later,he became the Senior Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church USA in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. During the next three years, in addition to his Pastoral duties, Hurmon served as an adjunct professor at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In 1994, Hurmon became the Senior Pastor of the Historic Roxbury Presbyterian Church USA, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served for over 17 years. Additionally, he was a founding leader and President ...Expand for more
of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). GBIO grew to more than 40,000 members, 80 congregations from both Christian, Jewish & Muslim faith communities. And under Hurmon's tenure, GBIO played a leading role in passing the first near universal health care bill in the nation, the template for our national healthcare bill now informally called Obamacare. Additionally, Hurmon has lectured at Boston University, Princeton, and Yale Unviersities. And he has served as an adjunct professor at Harvard Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell Seminary. Currently, Hurmon is the founding Pastor of a 1400 rapidly growing and diverse congregation in Silicon Valley - New Beginnings Community Church of the Bay Area (nbccbayarea.com). Hurmon says, that his life is a testimony to the fact that faith in Jesus Christ makes a difference and enables you to make a difference. From a scarred, teased child, stuck in Special Education and rejected by playmates, the Lord has made Hurmon a witness for God's Amazing Grace. Since 1986, Reverend Hurmon Hamilton has been married to Dr. Rhonda Hamilton (M.D.) of San Francisco, California, and is the proud and loving father of two children, Jonathan H. Hamilton and Lauren R. Hamilton. TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR ALL GOD HAS DONE!
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