Rev. Dr. Aaron M. Treadwell
Aaron Treadwell is an Ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and is presently the Senior Pastor at Key Memorial United Methodist Church. Before moving to Murfreesboro, Rev. Treadwell pastored two congregations in the 11th Episcopal District, Florida Conference - Stewart Memorial AME Church, Perry, Florida; Oak Grove AME Church, Chattahoochee, Florida.
Aaron Treadwell, Ph.D. is also an Assistant professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) with a concentration of 19th Century US History, and Religious Studies. Dr. Treadwell is a graduate of Howard University, with a Ph.D. in History (2017), Florida State University (B.S. 2008), Emory University (M.Div. 2011), and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (MASS 2013).
Dr. Treadwell is also an author. He has two books by the Louisiana State University Press, titled Tongues of Fire (2025) and Black Christian Evolution (2026). He has also has book reviews in the Oxford Journal, Southern Journal, and the Tennessee Historical Society; journal articles in The Journal of African American Studies, and Journal of African American History; he also has book chapters in books published by the University of Wisconsin Press, Equinox Publishing, and Peter Lang Publishing. In the AME Church, he is the managing editor of the AME Historical Review and a contributor to The Christian Recorder.
Aaron Treadwell is married to Jade Treadwell, and they have three children, Carter, Miles, and Ella. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Omicron Sigma Lambda Chapter (Murfreesboro, Tennessee).