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Please join us in remembering and honoring renowned pastor, activist, and CST alum Rev. Dr. Cecil \u201cChip\u201d Murray, who passed away on April 5, 2024 at the age of 94. After studying under Dr. John Cobb and earning his Ph.D. in religion from CST in 1964, Rev. Dr. Murray went on to pastor several churches, including First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about his remarkable life and ministry, here is an article from CBS News Los Angeles: https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/beloved-civil-rights-leader-reverend-doctor-cecil-chip-murray-dies\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please join us in remembering and honoring renowned pastor, activist, and CST alum Rev. Dr. Cecil \u201cChip\u201d Murray, who passed away on April 5, 2024 at the age of 94. After studying under Dr. John Cobb and earning his Ph.D. in religion from CST in 1964, Rev. Dr. Murray went on to pastor several churches, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,21],"tags":[126],"class_list":["post-41759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumniae-news","category-news","tag-alum"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIn Memoriam: Rev. Dr. Cecil 'Chip' Murray - Claremont School of Theology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rev. 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