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Kylon Middleton
Senior pastor, Mt. Zion AME, Charleston, South Carolina
The Rev. Kylon Jerome Middleton is the senior pastor of historic Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, the daughter church of Mother Emanuel AME, in Charleston, South Carolina. It is first brick building owned by African Americans in Charleston, and is located in the heart of the city, on the campus of the College of Charleston. Middleton is the co-founder, with Jennifer Pinckney and Sen. Gerald Malloy, of the Clementa Pinckney Foundation. He has one son, Kylon Joshua Middleton, a graduate student at East Carolina University.
Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising
Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work.
Applications will be accepted until Monday, August 3, 2026. Applicants should expect to hear a decision by the end of August.
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