The Experience of Race and Reform in Palo Alto
Pastor Kaloma Smith, City of Palo Alto Human Relations Commission Chair and Pastor of the University AME Zion Church of Palo Alto
Pastor Kaloma Smith is Chair of the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission and leads the nearly one hundred year old University African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Palo Alto.
Pastor Smith is driven to see the church transform the community. Born in Jamaica and reared in Mt. Vernon, New York, he developed a genuine heart for people while serving in several ministerial positions. This includes service at Greater Centennial Church in Mt. Vernon, Foster AME Zion Church, and Dixon AME Zion Church.
While actively involved in ministry, Pastor Smith enjoyed award winning success as the Senior Managing Director of Home Theatre of Long Island. At the apex of a promising corporate career anchored by bold, innovative leadership and marked with a track record of excellence, his spiritual father, Bishop W. Darin Moore, handpicked him to lead the University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto.
Ordained in the summer of 2013, Pastor Smith embarked on a journey to build a healthy, energized church community. His welcoming, non-traditional approach is connecting people of all backgrounds.
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