Tryce Prince, Executive Director of the Carl Spain Center

Tryce Prince is a 2018 graduate of ACU, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Tryce is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC), where he studies how race shapes individual experiences and religious communities. He is the co-author of “Religion and Race: A Double-Edged Sword,” which appears in Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us About Religion In Our World. In his studies at UIC, Tryce has been advised by and worked alongside Dr. Michael O. Emerson, author of Divided By Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. He is also a Center for the Study of Religion and Society Affiliate at the University of Notre Dame (2024-25), where he has served as a consultant on research projects directed by Dr. Kraig Beyerlein and Dr. Christian Smith. Tryce, his wife Erin, and their three daughters currently live in Chicago, IL as he works towards the completion of his doctoral program.

Email: tdp15a@acu.edu

Curtis King
Funding Consultant

Having grown up in the Mississippi Delta in the 60’s and 70’s, Dr. King’s declaration of Sunday mornings at 11 o’clock as “the most segregated hour in America” resonates with me. I began my journey toward racial reconciliation among Churches of Christ when I served as the coordinator for the 2011 and 2013 National Freedom in Christ Conferences, both convened by Dr. Jerry Taylor, who subsequently founded the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action. I am a front row witness to the value of the Spain Center’s work as I have seen how God uses it to transform lives and create new possibilities for racial unity. It is truly an honor to serve as the Spain Center’s funding consultant and to assist with resourcing the organization’s vision.

Email: advancement@carlspaincenter.org

Ohyandis Mentroe
Research Intern

Ohyandis Mentroe is a Liberian and an International Scholar majoring in Finance at Abilene Christian University. He is also an intended student of international law and international business law, and by extension, a student of international relations. Ohyandis is a research intern at the Carl Spain Center, and currently working on a presentation on The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 and the connections between Liberia and the African-American community.

I have always been a lover of history and one who believes that human nature cannot be cataloged. I believe that God created all things very wonderfully and all men very equally. I’m thankful beyond measure to have come to know the Carl Spain Center through the mentorship of Dr. Jerry Taylor, and I’m exceedingly glad to be a part of the wonderful work CSC is doing throughout the United States and the world at large.