{"id":2784,"date":"2024-04-23T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/reflections-from-the-rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T20:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T20:03:01","slug":"reflections-from-the-rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/reflections-from-the-rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections from the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. &#8220;Chip&#8221; Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2024\/04\/1UQIqF72UzE-SD-640x432.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Reflections from the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. &#8220;Chip&#8221; Murray<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  \u201cIf I could help somebody as I travel along\u2026then my living has not been in vain.\u201d Hear the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. &#8220;Chip&#8221; Murray quote the song that inspired his life and from just a few of the many people whom he influenced.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>CRCC Staff<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">April 23, 2024<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 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Dr. Cecil L. &quot;Chip&quot; Murray\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UQIqF72UzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. &#8220;Chip&#8221; Murray, who died April 5, 2024 at age 94, trained 1,000 faith leaders in community development and civic engagement at USC, building on an illustrious career as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles. He transformed FAME into a megachurch that brought jobs, housing and corporate investment into South Los Angeles neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These reflections represent just a few of the thousands of people \u2013 politicians, faith leaders, colleagues &#8212; Rev. Murray influenced during his years at USC and FAME. They were recorded at various points throughout the last decade, including birthday and retirement parties and CRCC events.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=13EXal6Zw08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch longer reflections here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rev. Murray has inspired and mentored much of the faith-based community engagement work that continues today in Los Angeles, across denomination and ethnic groups. As LA City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson says in his comments, he set the tone for conversations on moral issues in this city to this day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rev.\u00a0Murray\u2019s family requested that donations in his honor be given to <a href=\"https:\/\/crcc.usc.edu\/circle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rev.\u00a0Murray\u2019s Circle of Support<\/a> to continue his legacy at USC.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlKYmVwMjY2Nk1NYi1UY1RCRW9RaGZZYjhRd3xBQ3Jtc0tuMlVtT1M3MEFLT1U1ZVVZdUJfMzRyWDBHa19Ec0ZMaDJNVW9CeC1qSEk4MGNPRlBrRnFuTENZbkFCQ1piSjBGQzZOc0prMHJMNEw2NldDbDVKTGpEdjdUcTI3NWJQUDh1ekIyTWJpeDktX2hMRXppSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcrcc.usc.edu%2F&amp;v=CwcgHtJUf24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/crcc.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. 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