Author

The Rev. Kendal L. McBroom is the director of Civil and Human Rights at the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of the United Methodist Church. He is responsible for managing and developing the agency’s legislative and policy advocacy in support of civil and human rights. He also works as a strategic thought partner and collaborator with United Methodist faith and secular coalitions to develop and implement strategies that advance GBCS priorities. Before joining GBCS staff, Kendal served as the senior pastor of Turners Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in High Point, North Carolina, and is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.