Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. has been the founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and a professor of religion at Morehouse College for 47 years, and will retire from his deanship on June 30, 2026.
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Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. has been the founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and a professor of religion at Morehouse College for 47 years, and will retire from his deanship on June 30, 2026.