
Otis Moss III
Senior Pastor,
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, IL
The Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, III, is one of the country’s most renowned and beloved spiritual and civil rights leaders. He built his ministry on community empowerment and social justice activism, as evidenced through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Hailed as one of the “twelve most of effective preachers in the English-speaking world” by Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, he has been cited by Chicago Magazine as one of the city’s thirty most influential people. He is an NAACP Image Award recipient, award-winning filmmaker and Professor of Homiletics at Mercer University McAfee School of Theology.
As the Senior Pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, Dr. Moss spent the last two decades practicing and preaching a Black theology that unapologetically calls attention to the problem of mass incarceration, environmental justice, and economic apartheid. Dr. Moss preaches a theology of liberation rooted in a Black Spirituality of love and justice. His passion for African American culture and history combined with a deep appreciation for jazz and hip hop, have culminated in a unique message of hope and healing through a jazz narrative on American democracy.
As a preacher, poet, activist, author and filmmaker with an eye toward justice and equality, he founded The Unashamed Media Group, a faith-based, justice centered agency committed to producing and curating stories to inspire the heart and challenge the mind.
He is married to Monica Brown Moss, and they are the proud parents of two children, MK and Eli.
For more information about Dr. Moss and his work, please visit his website: www.revom3.com