New Director of Community Ministry at Duke Chapel
Dr. Craig Glover Hines will serve as Duke University Chapel’s Director of Community Ministry, beginning October 1. In this role, he will guide Duke Chapel’s commitment to community engagement, with a focus on justice-oriented, faith-based initiatives and student service in Durham. He will also act as a faith ambassador through Duke Community Affairs.
Dr. Hines comes to the Chapel from Duke Divinity School’s Office of Black Church Studies, where he has worked as the Program Coordinator since 2023. He earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from the Divinity School, developing a scholarly and ministerial focus on contemplation, character, community formation, and ministry in the context of sports and incarceration. In addition to his new role with the Chapel, he will continue to serve with the Divinity School’s Prison Studies Program as a Prison Ministries Site Coordinator.
“Craig has the heart of a minister to relate to people in all kinds of circumstances, and the mind of a scholar to understand the complex social, historical, and spiritual forces that shape our community,” Duke Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery said. “We look forward to his leadership in recognizing and participating in the enormous opportunities for ministry, discovery, relationship, and witness at the interface between Duke, Durham, and beyond.”
Dr. Tuere Bowles is the Associate Vice President for Operations, Research, and Advancement at Duke Community Affairs.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Craig Hines to this inaugural role,” Dr. Bowles said. “Throughout his career, Craig has demonstrated a deep commitment to bringing people together, building bridges, and serving communities with compassion and purpose.”
“As Duke Community Affairs and Duke Chapel continue to cultivate meaningful partnerships with faith communities across Durham and beyond,” she said, “his leadership will help strengthen those connections and advance our shared commitment to creating lasting impact.”
Before coming to Duke’s Divinity School in 2020, Dr. Hines worked for six years at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland. There he taught a ninth-grade seminar course, helped lead student retreats through a campus ministry as a Moreau fellow, and served as a spiritual formation leader and chaplain for varsity sports teams.
“I view this role as a sacred opportunity to serve and walk alongside students and community members in efforts to demonstrate the importance of courageous connection, creative collaboration, and collective dreaming,” he said. “I am approaching it with a humble heart that desires to learn, love, and lead in genuine ways that encourage the human spirit.”
The Rev. Bruce Puckett, Assistant Dean at Duke Chapel, led the committee that hired Dr. Hines and will be his supervisor at the Chapel.
“We came to see that Dr. Hines’s work in the community is more than just a job but is a core part of who he is and how he shows up for people,” Rev. Puckett said. “Craig brings intellectual depth, relational wisdom, and a heart of service that will be a blessing to the Chapel and to the Duke and Durham communities.”