Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen preached the opening sermon for the 2023 Midwest Gospel Preaching Summit.

About our Speaker:

Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen is the pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of Madison’s oldest and most storied African American churches; he is also president of the African American Council of Churches in Madison (AACCM). He has a heart and passion for students at UW-Madison and looks forward to helping students enter the academic year with their hearts and minds set on God.

View this talk on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3-KXGkYOSQ8

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