Rev. Dr. Ambrose Carroll, Sr.

Rev. Dr. Ambrose Carroll, Sr., is one of the nation’s premiere practical theologians. He combines theology with ecology and challenges the church universal to embrace its mantle of creation care. Dr. Carroll is founder and CEO of Green The Church, a national sustainability initiative working to create a cadre of Black Church communities committed to green theology, sustainable practices, and building power for economic and political change. He is Senior Pastor of the Church by the Side of the Road (Berkeley, CA) and oversees the Home & Foreign Mission District Association serving the churches of the Berkeley Black Ecumenical Ministers Alliance. Dr. Carroll is affiliated with the California State Baptist Convention and serves on the Steering Committee of California Interfaith Power and Light.