Rev. Cean R. James

Senior Pastor, Salt & Light

Associate Conference Minister, Pennsylvania Southeast Conference, UCC

March 16, 5:30pm Chapel

March 17, 8:15am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 11:59am

Reverend Cean James is the Senior Pastor of Salt & Light, an interdenominational, intergenerational congregation worshiping and working in Southwest Philadelphia and Mt. Airy. Salt & Light represents the union of churches that have been ministering in Philadelphia for over 160 years. Salt & Light is a rapidly growing congregation that is the rare combination of Pentecostal fire and social justice activism; a congregation that is vibrant in worship in the church and vibrant in working and witnessing on the streets.

Rev. James completed his undergraduate studies at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University with a BS in biology and received his Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia. Pastor James has also done doctoral work at Lancaster Theological Seminary.