Founder

While attending Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, Mack read of the church’s exodus from the inner city and visited ministries in Chicago.  He and his wife Joan committed themselves to return to the black church, community, and public schools. In 1969 they moved into Chicago’s West Side and began attending Keystone Baptist Church.
In 1972 Mack was appointed by Missions Door to pioneer a ministry to black students in the Chicago area.
Mack says, “As many college-age black youths lose interest in church, ours are arming themselves for battle in the Kingdom, and upon graduation are situating themselves to serve a new generation of college students.”
Sankofa Student Ministries serves black college students attending campuses located in Chicago and students from urban Conservative Baptist churches who are attending colleges in the Midwest.
With enthusiastic support from Chicago churches and indigenous black leadership from paid and volunteer staff, the ministry reaches students at DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-area community colleges and others.

President

Today Curtis is in Nairobi, Kenya, continuing the work he began among college students there. His ministry is local church based (African Inland Church of Kiambiu) and in team collaboration with Kenyan church and youth leaders.
Curtis also spends two months per year in the States encouraging and discipling African-American students. He is currently the director of Sankofa Student Ministries under Missions Door focusing on students of African descent.
The uniqueness of Sankofa’s ministry lies in teaching African identity as an integral component of one’s spirituality and hosting an annual international student conference among African-American and Kenyan students in Nairobi.

MEET THE TEAM

The Sankofa Team is comprised of volunteers that are passionate about college student ministries.  Many members of the team are also former student ministry participants which gives them the distinct pleasure of knowing first hand how Sankofa is a virtual part of college student's spiritual growth and development.
Are you or your church interested in joining or collaborating with the Sankofa Team?
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