Barry C. Black Completes 20 Years as U.S. Senate Chaplain
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 20, 2023
Barry C. Black recently completed 20 years as chaplain of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. Black, who will turn 75 this year, arrived at that position after an extensive career as Navy chaplain. Black is the first military chaplain, the first Seventh-day Adventist, and the first African American to hold the office of chaplain to the U.S. Senate.
As part of his duties, Black opens every session of the Senate with prayer, asking God to give legislators wisdom. In his role, he emphasizes, he is not a respecter of persons or political . . .
