Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr. is currently the Senior Pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL. Since becoming pastor on March 1, 1972, he has dedicated himself to the motto of the church, "Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian" - a phrase that describes him well. He has been very influential in fostering activism on behalf of the African-American community within the church. Rev. Dr. Wright has been a key leader, who has been a powerful reason why the membership of the church has grown from only 87 adult members in 1972, to the over 8,000 that make up the congregation today.

Reverend Wright was born in Philidelphia, PA, on September 22, 1941. His parents, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Sr. and Dr. Mary Henderson Wright, were very spiritually involved and were his first connection with religion. They instilled in him the values of religion and intellect, values which he took very seriously as he moved on in life. He earned a B.A. and an M.A. from Howard University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate in divinity from the United Theological College. While he was there he studied with the well-known Samuel DeWitt Proctor, who was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King.

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