About The Conference
Established in 2003, The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC) is heralded as an esteemed global network of diverse ecumenical faith leaders, seminaries, denominations, and non-profit organizations engaged in the work of justice across a myriad of prescient issues. Recognized by the United Nations as a non-governmental branch, SDPC engages the epicenters of equity, economics, and communal experiences through ‘education, advocacy, and activism’, and aims to treat people’s human needs as holy with vision, by faith, and through action.
This Year’s Conference Details
The 2025 conference will be convened at the Statehouse Convention Center, Monday, February 17 – Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Little Rock, AR. Updates can be found at https://sdpconference.info/2025-conference/.
The Annual Clergy and Lay Leadership Conference through the power of prophetic preaching, informed teaching and social activism, clergy, and laity work together on behalf of the disenfranchised, vulnerable, and those most marginalized in the world. The 2025 Conference will include…
- Opening conference worship service at the Statehouse Convention Center
- Renowned African American preachers, theologians, and activists
- Informed teaching and educational opportunities through various breakout sessions including, From Generation to Generation: The Black Church as Sites of Education & Economic Empowerment, Prophetic Preaching in the Age of the Metaverse and AI
- General Secretary & Ella Jo Baker Awards Luncheon
- “Beautiful Are The Feet” Honoree Signature Event
“There Is No End To Our Rising: Restoring Our Glory In The Age Of Erasure”
The Annual Clergy and Lay Leadership Conference is the The premier international gathering of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. convenes faith, academic, philanthropic, nonprofit, corporate and media organizational leaders work together on issues of justice, democracy and equity. The conference draws upwards of 1200 attendees from all across the nation, including the foremost African American theological scholars, grassroots and political leaders, emerging leaders, and practitioners.