The Board of Trustees and the Council of Elders welcomes home the Rev. Dr. Douglas Wooten as our new Executive Director. Wooten replaces Ms. Vivian Lucas. Wooten’s ties to the Center are deep having been nurtured and equipped for leadership on the sacred ground of Franklinton Center at Bricks. We celebrate his return to lead us on this our 153rd year of faith, justice, freedom.

Wooten comes to FCAB from Denver, Colorado where he was interim Conference Minister of the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC). He has served in national UCC leadership positions as well as pastoral positions in Indiana, Hawaii, and in his native North Carolina. He brings perspectives from his   leadership in public safety and small farming.

Wooten holds a doctorate in ministry from the Chicago Theological Seminary with undergraduate and graduate degrees from Shaw University, Raleigh, NC.

His leadership in church and society has equipped him to implement our vision of promoting justice, equality, inclusivity, and healing by providing a life-giving home to local, national, global programs and organizations.

FCAB is a 501c3 organization founded over 153 years ago and is in Whitakers, in Edgecombe County, NC. To learn more about the center and to donate, please visit the website at www.franklintoncenteratbricks.org