Rev. William D. Puce Jr.

Rev. William D. Puce Jr. est actuellement co-pasteur des Ministères de libération Christ à Los Angeles. He also is Director of External Training and Outreach at the Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy a nationally recognized nonprofit organization. Rev. Smart has pastored CME congregations in Birmingham, Alabama, Apex; North Carolina, Forest City, Arkansas; Jackson, Tennessee Norfolk, Virginie; and Los Angeles, Californie. In August of 2002-August 2010 he and his wife founded and pastored an independent non-denominational congregation Christ Liberation Ministries.

He started working as a faith-based outreach coordinator with Bill Clinton’s gubernatorial campaign in 1984, and subsequently worked on Clinton’s 1992 et 1996 presidential campaigns. He also served as a clergy outreach coordinator for the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 et 2004 Presidential Campaigns. He recently served as the National Director of African American Clergy Outreach with Hillary Clinton for President Campaign.

Rev. Smart worked as an adjunct professor of world religion and biblical studies at Lane College in Jackson, where he also served as interim Vice President. Il a été président de la NAACP à Jackson, un membre du conseil de la SCLC à Birmingham, Président de la Forest City Alliance ministérielle et de l'Etat directeur du développement économique de la NAACP dans le Tennessee. Il a servi en tant que co-président de la Commission pour l'unité Black-Brown, un membre du conseil de la Communauté Appel à l'action à Los Angeles, et est actuellement le président du conseil de Leadership Conference Grand Los Angeles sud chrétien et un membre du conseil consultatif national du Réseau interaméricain des valeurs.

Rev. Smart received his B.S. from Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, and a Master’s of Divinity from Duke University. He lives with his wife, Rev. Thembekila Coleman-Smart, and three children, Gregory Jeremiah, KarmaNia Keturah, and Jehoshua -Jireh in Los Angeles.