Oreon E. Scott Clergy Conference

Held annually every fall at Christmount, the Oreon E. Scott Clergy Conference is an opportunity for continuing education, edification, connection, and community-building.

Keynote Speaker:

Reverend Dr. Heber M. Brown, III has been a catalyst for personal transformation and social change for more than twenty years. For nearly fourteen years, he served as pastor of a Baptist church in Baltimore where he saw and personally experienced the impacts of food apartheid. This helped to inspire him to launch the Black Church Food Security Network which advances food security and food sovereignty by co-creating Black food ecosystems anchored by nearly 250 Black congregations in partnership with Black farmers and other food justice stakeholders. He serves on the board of Bread For The World and Senior Church Advisor to Justis Connection; the premiere Black attorney referral network in the country and has garnered numerous awards including an Ashoka Fellowship. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith, Food and Freedom. 

In addition to being a fantastic preacher and teacher,

Rev. Dr. Brown was the keynote speaker for the DOC Black Ministers Retreat 2025!