Our Gospel Sunday Service is coming on May 28th

Featuring Rev. Ruby M. Wilson, guest preacher with jazz musician Chris Coogan

Invite your family and friends to join fellow Norfielders for a spiritually uplifting and celebratory Gospel Sunday worship experience coming on Sunday, May 14th, 2023 in the Norfield Church Sanctuary. Our gospel services will feature guest preacher Rev. Ruby M. Wilson, along with jazz musician, Chris Coogan.

Rev. Dr. Ruby M. Wilson

Reverend Dr. Ruby M. Wilson is the Senior Pastor of Safe Haven United Church of Christ in Ridgewood, NY. Reared in Harlem’s Lincoln Houses, she is the seventh of nine children born to the late David and Dovetta Wilson. She received her a BA degree from Houghton College and Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from New York Theological Seminary.

In addition to her pastoral work with Safe Haven UCC, she is the Interim President for UCC Metro Black Clergy, serves on the New York Conference’s Commission on Ecumenism and is an Adjunct Professor at Auburn Theological Seminary. She is the Past President of the Board of UCC’s Metro Association Board of Directors.

Along with her eight siblings, she established The David and Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund in memory of her parents. This organization awards nine scholarships each year to high school seniors pursuing higher education at an accredited college or university. In 2013, Dr. Wilson established JasD'Jor: Emerging Philanthropists to train young people in the value of giving and service.

Chris Coogan, composer & pianist

A Weston, CT. native, Chris leads the Chris Coogan Quartet, a jazz ensemble whose repertoire includes straight-ahead jazz, fusion jazz and boogie-woogie. He is also director of the Good News Gospel Choir. Additionally, he teaches jazz piano and leads gospel workshops throughout the country to help reinvigorate church and community choirs. “I see myself as a catalyst who uses the medium of music to bring people together.”