Revd. Dr Clinton Bennett
Clinton
is a Baptist Minister who joined the Old Catholic Apostolic Church by
incardination in June 2022. He was on the Register of Nationally
Accredited Ministers for the Baptist Church of Great Britain from 1979
when he served with the Baptist Missionary Society in Bangladesh as an
accredited Baptist Minister before returning to the UK.
He took up a pastorate at Highgate in 1985 until 1992 when he took up a post as lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford. This concluded in 1998 but he remained on the Baptist Union of Great Britain Accredited List until 2011 when he moved to the United States.
He holds a BA in Theology (Manchester), MA and PhD (Birmingham) both in
Islamic Studies and an M.Ed from University of Oxford in teaching and
learning with a focus on adult education.
Clinton has served as a Missionary in Bangladesh, 1979-1981. University
Chaplain, 1985-1986, Staff member, British Council of Churches
1987-1991. College Assistant Chaplain, 1992-1996. 
He has also served on
World Council of Churches committees. In worship ministry he was Associate Pastor of
Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, England 1985 – 1992, and later
co-Pastor of Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church, Kingston, New York
state 2018-2022. He is currently a member of the National Council of
Churches USA’s Interreligious Relations body.
He is the author of numerous books and academic papers. Clinton's ordinations were comfirmed by Bishop Adrian on 17th December 2022 by laying on of hands in the Midlands during a visit to the UK, ensuring Apostolic Succession.
Clinton's other work can be found at clintonbennett.net
Clinton
is a Baptist Minister who joined the Old Catholic Apostolic Church by
incardination in June 2022. He was on the Register of Nationally
Accredited Ministers for the Baptist Church of Great Britain from 1979
when he served with the Baptist Missionary Society in Bangladesh as an
accredited Baptist Minister before returning to the UK.He took up a pastorate at Highgate in 1985 until 1992 when he took up a post as lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford. This concluded in 1998 but he remained on the Baptist Union of Great Britain Accredited List until 2011 when he moved to the United States.
He holds a BA in Theology (Manchester), MA and PhD (Birmingham) both in
Islamic Studies and an M.Ed from University of Oxford in teaching and
learning with a focus on adult education.
Clinton has served as a Missionary in Bangladesh, 1979-1981. University
Chaplain, 1985-1986, Staff member, British Council of Churches
1987-1991. College Assistant Chaplain, 1992-1996. He has also served on
World Council of Churches committees. In worship ministry he was Associate Pastor of
Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, England 1985 – 1992, and later
co-Pastor of Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church, Kingston, New York
state 2018-2022. He is currently a member of the National Council of
Churches USA’s Interreligious Relations body.
He is the author of numerous books and academic papers. Clinton's ordinations were comfirmed by Bishop Adrian on 17th December 2022 by laying on of hands in the Midlands during a visit to the UK, ensuring Apostolic Succession.
Clinton's other work can be found at clintonbennett.net
