Rev. Dr. Lincoln E. Galloway grew up on the Caribbean island of Montserrat as a member of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas (MCCA).
He is an elder in the California Pacific Annual Conference (CALPAC) and has served as pastor/interim pastor of Highgrove UMC in Riverside; Lynwood UMC; Dominguez UMC; First UMC of Compton; First UMC of Redondo Beach, Bellflower UMC; and Valencia UMC.
In preparation for ministry, he completed the Master of Divinity degree at Candler School of Theology and then completed his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies at Emory University in Atlanta.
He is currently the K. Morgan Edwards Associate Professor of Homiletics at Claremont School of Theology. He has served as president of the Academy of Homiletics – an international organization with over 400 members who teach preaching in Seminaries & Theological Schools in the United States, Canada and other schools around the world.
In addition to academic presentations, and workshops, Dr. Galloway has written several book chapters and articles. His book is Freedom in the Gospel. His most recent contributions were to the three commentary series: (i) Feasting on the Word, (ii) Feasting on the Gospels and (iii) Preaching God’s Transforming Justice.
Lincoln is married to Romania who teaches Middle School in Rancho Cucamonga. They have four children Alexia, Keisha, Jeremy, and Deion.