Bishop Dwayne D. Royster

Executive Director of Faith in Action

Bishop Dwayne D. Royster is Executive Director of Faith in Action, a global faith-based organizing network. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and former General Secretary of Higher Ground Christian Fellowship International, he is also a Ph.D. candidate at Eastern University. His work focuses on building collective power for justice, faith-rooted organizing, and advancing a multiracial democracy.

Bishop Royster has served in pastoral ministry for the past 26 years in a variety of positions and denominations. Driven by his deep commitment to the four biblical principles of redemption, restoration, renewal, and refreshment, Bishop Royster works diligently to meet people where they are and instill in the congregation a need to be like Christ: slow to judge always ready to offer grace and mercy.

Bishop is a graduate of Geneva College’s Center for Urban Theological Studies (BS in Urban Ministry Management), a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary In Philadelphia (M.A. in Religion Degree- African American Church specialization), and has studied at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, Bishop Royster is the General Secretary of Higher Ground Christian Fellowship International and serves on the College of Bishops.

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