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S E N I O R P A S T O R
William E. Crowder, Jr.
 Rev. Dr.
William Eugene Crowder, Jr. is the Senior Pastor of
New Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
in Nashville, TN. He was born and nurtured in
Memphis, TN. In 1987 he graduated from Hillcrest
High School where he was the Student Commencement
Speaker. In the same year he entered Central State
University as a political science major and
graduated in 1992 after completing an outstanding
academic, athletic and political career.
While at Central State, Dr. Crowder was very active
in the Student Government Association in which he
served as Vice-President (1989-90) and President
(1991-92). He led the University’s football team to
one national and numerous black college
championships. In addition, he was very involved
with the Delta Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Incorporated. Because of such astounding
leadership and athletic abilities, he twice received
the Brother of the Year Award and the Toyota
Leadership Award.
In August of 1992 Dr. Crowder entered United
Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH. At United, he
served as Student Trustee Eligible and as
Chairperson of the Vision to Victory Worship
Committee (Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration). In
addition, he was Chaplain of the African-American
Seminarians’ Caucus.
Dr. Crowder received his Master of Divinity degree
in May 1995. Dr. Crowder finished his Doctorate at
Memphis Theological Seminary in May 2005.
Having acknowledged his call to preach in July of
1990, Dr. Crowder was licensed by the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1994 and ordained in
1995. He served as Student Minister of First United
Christian Church in Xenia, OH from 1992-94, and as
Youth Pastor of Mississippi Blvd. Christian Church
(Memphis, TN) in 1995. In September of the same
year, he began his current pastorate at New Covenant
Christian Church. Under his leadership, New Covenant
started outreach, young adult, tutorial and
liturgical dance ministries. In addition, the
congregation received a $3.4 million HUD grant to
build a 52-unit housing complex for the elderly.
Dr. Crowder is married to Rev. Dr. Stephanie
Buckhanon Crowder, an ordained Baptist and Disciples
of Christ minister. They are the very proud parents
of William Rowland-Jackson Crowder and Sollomon
Rowland-Buckhanon Crowder.
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