KMSI Lecture : Kelly Miller Smith, Sr.: More Than Just A Preacher

Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 6:00pm CST

Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, TN

411 21st Avenue SouthNashville, TN 37240

Free

Event Description

KMSI 40th Anniversary Opening Lecture with Rev. Dr. Tyshawn Gardner, “Kelly Miller Smith, Sr.: More Than Just A Preacher”

Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies

announces

40 Years of Legacy and Imagination for Beloved Community: 40th Anniversary Opening Lecture

Rev. Dr. Tyshawn Gardner

Associate Professor of Preaching, David E. Garland Chair in Preaching, and Assistant and Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University

“Kelly Miller Smith, Sr.: More Than Just A Preacher”

October 7, 2027

6:00 pm

Vanderbilt Divinity School

411 21st Ave. S., Room 124

Nashville, TN 37240

“Kelly Miller Smith, Sr.: More Than Just A Preacher”

Kelly Miller Smith, Sr. remains one of the most prolific preachers in American history. Yet, his work in and beyond Nashville, signifies that he was much more than a preacher. Smith, Sr.’s ministry in and beyond First Baptist Capitol Hill stands as a model for pastors who serve amidst the most divisive time in America. An organizer, an educator, and a Civil Rights leader, who possessed an unrivaled dedication to his family and the Body of Christ he served, Kelly Miller Smith, Sr. was more than just a preacher.

In partnership with First Baptist Capitol Hill.

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