The Right Reverend Dr. Alphonza Gadsden
2025
The Right Reverend Doctor Alphonza Gadsden, Sr., a compassionate Christian leader, spiritual advisor, and advocate for theological education, was born on December 13, 1945, in St. Stephen, South Carolina to the late Silas and Leola R. Gadsden. He was the eldest of two children blessed to this union. He was preceded in death by first his wife Allison Sumter Gadsden; two sons, Alphonza Gadsden, Jr., and Zebedee Gadsden, respectively; and his brother, Luther B. Gadsden. Bishop Gadsden is known as a quiet storm?an intense and passionate servant of God who led with distinction. He departed this life Friday evening, January 17, 2024, at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Black River...