Raphael Warnock

Raphael Gamaliel Warnock (born 1969 or 1970) is an American pastor and political candidate. He has been the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta since 2005. Warnock is running in the 2020 Senate special election in Georgia against Dr. Kandiss Taylor for the seat currently held by Kelly Loeffler.

The Reverend Doctor

Raphael Warnock
Personal
Born1969/1970 (age 50–51)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
ReligionChristianity
SpouseOulèye Ndoye
DenominationBaptist
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Union Theological Seminary (MDiv, MPhil, PhD)
ChurchEbenezer Baptist Church

Early life and education

Warnock is from Savannah, Georgia. He grew up in public housing as the 11th of 12 children born to Verlene and Jonathan Warnock, both Pentecostal pastors.[1] He graduated from Sol C. Johnson High School[2] and Morehouse College.[3] He then earned a Master of Divinity, Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy from Union Theological Seminary, a school affiliated with Columbia University.[4][5]

Religious work

Warnock served as the youth pastor and then as assistant pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, and senior pastor at Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore. In 2005 he became senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr.'s former congregation;[2] he is the fifth person to serve as Ebenezer's senior pastor since its founding.[6]

As pastor, Warnock advocated for clemency for Troy Davis, who was executed in 2011.[7] In 2013, Warnock delivered the benediction at the public prayer service at the second inauguration of Barack Obama.[8] In March 2019, Warnock hosted an interfaith meeting on climate change at his church, featuring Al Gore and William Barber II.[9]

Politics

In March 2014, Warnock led a sit-in at the Georgia State Capitol to press state legislators to accept the expansion of Medicaid offered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[10] He and other leaders were arrested during the protest.[10][11] In 2015, Warnock considered running in the 2016 election for the United States Senate seat held by Johnny Isakson as a member of the Democratic Party.[12] He opted not to run.[13][14]

From June 2017 to January 2020, Warnock chaired the New Georgia Project, a nonpartisan organization focused on voter registration.[15][6]

In January 2020 Warnock decided to run in the 2020 special election for the United States Senate seat held by Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed after Isakson's resignation.[16] He has been endorsed by Democratic Senators Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jeff Merkley, Chris Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, and Brian Schatz, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Stacey Abrams.[6][17][18]

Personal life

Warnock married Oulèye Ndoye in a public ceremony on February 14, 2016; the couple had held a private ceremony in January.[3][19] They have two children. In November 2019, the couple separated.[20]

Bibliography
  • Warnock, Raphael G. (December 2013). The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness. New York: NYU Press. ISBN 9780814794463. OCLC 844308880.
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References
  1. Lewis, Ricardo (February 15, 2016). "From Public Housing to the People's Pastor: Savannah native uses pulpit as platform for change". Wsav.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. Clark Felty, Dana (October 6, 2006). "From Kayton Homes to King's pulpit". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. Poole, Shelia. "Ebenezer's Pastor Raphael Warnock to wed in public ceremony on Sunday". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  4. "Pastor at historic MLK Jr. church to speak at SU". syracuse. December 18, 2019.
  5. "Who Is Raphael Warnock?: Everything To Know About Ebenezer Baptist Pastor Running For Georgia Senate". News One. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  6. Fausset, Richard (January 30, 2020). "Citing 'Soul of Our Democracy,' Pastor of Dr. King's Church Enters Senate Race". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. "Noted Reverend on Troy Davis: 'Moral Disaster'". Theroot.com. September 21, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  8. "Preachers pray for unity at National Cathedral inaugural service". The Washington Post. January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. Atlanta, The (March 13, 2019). "The Rev. Raphael Warnock, Ebenezer Baptist Church to host interfaith meeting on climate with Al Gore, the Rev. William Barber II". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. "Atlanta's 55 Most Powerful: 51. Raphael Warnock". Atlantamagazine.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. Davis, Janel (March 18, 2014). "Arrests follow protests at state Capitol". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  12. Bluestein, Greg. "Exclusive: Pastor of historic Ebenezer Baptist Church considers U.S. Senate run". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  13. Bluestein, Greg (October 2, 2015). "Pastor of MLK's church will not run for Georgia Senate seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  14. Galloway, Jim; Bluestein, Greg; Mitchell, Tia. "The Jolt: Raphael Warnock prepares to run for Senate against Kelly Loeffler". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  15. https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/local/2017/06/board-chair-named-at-the-new-georgia-project/
  16. Bluestein, Greg (January 30, 2020). "Raphael Warnock, pastor of famed church, enters Georgia Senate race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  17. Arkin, James (January 30, 2020). "Stacey Abrams, Dems rally around pastor in burgeoning Georgia Senate race". Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  18. https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethWarren/photos/a.414227908686/10157656514423687/?type=3&theater
  19. Poole, Shelia (February 16, 2016). "A look at the wedding of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Ouleye Ndoye". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 1, 2020. The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Ouleye Ndoye were wed publicly on Valentine's Day at the Auburn Avenue church. They initially wed in a private ceremony last month in Danforth Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College, Warnock’s alma mater.
  20. Deere, Stephen; Bluestein, Greg (March 7, 2020). "Warnock, wife involved in dispute". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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