List of 7th Heaven Characters - Other Recurring Characters - The Hamiltons

The Hamiltons

Reverend Morgan Hamilton (Dorian Harewood) is a minister at Trinity Church. He first appears in "No Funerals and a Wedding" where he attends Jenny Jackson's funeral. Reverend Morgan Hamilton is Eric's friend. In "The Color of God" his church building is burnt to the ground by racists, and they are invited to stay at the Camdens’. He speaks at Eric's church where his entire congregation attends the week after the church was burnt. He is sad and angry, but is relieved when the Glen Oak Community Church gives him funding to rebuild. He later appears in "America's Most Wanted" where he rounds up all of the athletes who had stole items from the Varsity Cafe and brings them to the courthouse. This causes the manager of the restaurant to drop the charges. He later appears in "Happy's Valentine" where he goes camping with his wife, Eric, and Annie. He and Eric secretly call Sgt. Michaels to check the house and make sure everything is okay.

John Hamilton (1996–2001) (Chaz Lamar Shepherd) is the oldest of the Hamilton children. He first appears in "The Color of God." When his father's church is burned down, he stays in Matt's room. At first, the two are not real fond of each other, but this later changes. He later appears in the episode "America's Most Wanted" where he is an eye-witness of Mary stealing a glass from a restaurant as part of a team ritual. He appears in "Happy's Valentine" where he brings a date to the Camdens' while his parents and Eric and Annie are out of town. He joins the wild party that Mary and Keesha's friends are throwing. He later becomes Matt's roommate.

Patricia Hamilton (Olivia Brown) first appears in "No Funerals and a Wedding" where she attends Jenny Jackson's funeral. Patricia is Morgan's wife, and she is in her second marriage. When her church is burnt down she feels scared until she finds out that the church would have a new security system with volunteer cops. They later have some marital problems, but it is quickly solved. She talks with Annie in "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" about the carjacking. She appears in "Happy's Valentine" where she goes camping with her husband, Eric, and Annie. During the camping trip, her ex-husband calls like usual, which drives Morgan crazy.

Keesha Hamilton (Gabrielle Union) is the second oldest Hamilton child. She first appears in "The Color of God" where she stays in Lucy and Mary's room after her family’s church is burnt down. She later appears in "America's Most Wanted", where she is an eye-witness of Mary stealing a glass from a restaurant as part of a team ritual. She appears in "Happy's Valentine", where she attends a party that she is partially responsible for. She is a friend of Mary and Lucy's in a few episodes.

Nigel Hamilton (David Netter) is the third Hamilton child. He is a friend of Simon’s, and first appears in "The Color of God." Someone makes a racist comment to him, in which Simon responds with violence, resulting in a suspension. He appears in "What Will People Say?", where he witnesses Simon's embarrassing moment, where his "love letter" was intercepted by a bully. He appears in "Happy's Valentine", where he goes to a movie with Simon, Ruthie, Lynn, Lucy, and Jimmy. He and Simon get in trouble for throwing popcorn.

Lynn Hamilton (Camille Winbush) is the youngest of the Hamiltons, and is Ruthie's friend who first appears in "The Color of God." In "Happy's Valentine," she attends a movie with Simon, Nigel, Ruthie, Lucy, and Jimmy. She and Ruthie fall asleep while the movie is going on.