"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you." John 15:16
The Reverend Cassius L. Rudolph is a voting rights activist, social justice leader, theologian and pastor. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he serves as senior pastor of Saints’ Memorial Community Church of Willingboro NJ. Before serving as pastor, he served as the National Field Director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Special Assistant to the Reverend Dr. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., while simultaneously serving as National Chairman of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. "A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” national program. As the National Chairman, Rev. Rudolph was responsible for much of the revised branding and program curriculum for the Fraternity’s national program. He led the fraternity’s efforts to register 1 million black male voters for the 2020 election.
In 2018, Rev. Rudolph served as the convocation speaker and distinguished lecturer at Tougaloo College’s historic Woodworth Chapel. The lecture was one of many to be delivered on James Cone: The Rise of Black Liberation Theology. As a student and advisee of the late Dr. James H. Cone, Rev. Rudolph is considered a son Black Liberation Theology and was a member of the last class to sit under his teachings. Rev. Rudolph has delivered sermons, lectures, and workshops throughout the United States and is often sought after among institutions of higher education, conferences, conventions, symposiums, and retreats.
His lecturing and research interest are located at the intersection of preaching, worship, social justice, liberation theology, church and society. Rev. Rudolph was inducted into the distinguished Martin Luther King Jr, Board of Preachers at Morehouse College.
Rev. Rudolph, an ordained Baptist preacher, is a member of numerous civic organizations. Which include: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., One Hundred Black Men Inc., United Negro College Fund National Alumni Council, and the Association of Black Seminarians National Assembly which he founded. He currently serves as the National Chaplain, Tougaloo College National Alumni Association, Alumni/ae Council Board Member, Union Theological Seminary, and Vice President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc Kappa Iota Lambda Chapter. Rev. Rudolph was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA in 2022. Rev. Rudolph has been featured as a guest contributor on such programs as Up Front with Jesse Jackson, the Rainbow PUSH Saturday Morning Forum, the International Sunday School Broadcast with Dr. Janette Wilson, Esq., and the Another Perspective radio show with the late Rev. Dr. Leon Finney.
Rev. Rudolph received his Bachelor's Degree from Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS, his Master's Degree from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and attended Boston University, School of Theology, Boston MA. He received a certificate in nonprofit leadership from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and Wells Fargo. Currently, Rev. Rudolph is pursuing his Doctor of Ministry Degree at Garrett Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL.