Appointments, Accomplishments & Achievements
A. R. Bernard Sr. is the President of the Council of Churches of the City of New York representing 1.5 million Protestants, Anglicans and Orthodox Christians.
Member, Board of Directors for the NYC Economic Development Corporation
Member, Chancellor's cabinet of the New York City Department of Education
Commission of Religious Leaders: CORL – a think tank composed of the head of the New York Board of Rabbis, head of the New York Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, and the President of the Council of Churches of the City of New York
Religious Advisory Council of the New York Police Department under Commissioner Raymond Kelly
Served as Member of the NYC Police Department Advisory Board of Courtesy Professionalism and Respect under Commissioner Howard Safir
Served as Chaplain to the Division of Law Enforcement of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Police
Served as a Board Member for the Brooklyn Public Library
Chairperson for the Billy Graham Final Crusade
In 1993, Bernard founded Brooklyn Preparatory School, a premiere early childhood education institution. He continues to revitalize communities; recently partnering with Common Ground to build and develop affordable housing in the East New York/Canarsie section of Brooklyn and leading a transformational team to purchase one of the nation’s largest Mitchell Lama Programs (Starrett City, Brooklyn, NY).
In addition to establishing Christian Cultural Center's Food Assistance Program, Prison Ministry, Domestic Violence Initiative and Family Life Center, Bernard organized a rapidly growing male mentoring program with more than 1000 male mentors.
A. R. Bernard has degrees in the following:
M.A., Divinity, Alliance Theological Seminary
B.A./M.A., Urban Studies, Alliance Theological Seminary
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Wagner College
Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary
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