About Ecumenical Center For Black Church Studies of Southern California

Our Vision

The Center’s purpose is to provide in-service professional education for ministers, other staff, seminarians and laity of whatever ethnic background, who serve the African American Community.

Our Approach

Because the instructors in the ECBCS program have accredited academic degrees, and are also practitioners in their respective fields, our students see ECBCS meeting the needs of the community through

its very existence. Dr. Henry Mitchell, the Founder of ECBCS, modeled the scholar, teacher, practitioner example sought at ECBCS.