Faculty & Staff

Rev. Edward B. Branch, BA, M.Div., D.Min.
Catholic Chaplain for the AUC

Fr. Branch is presently the Catholic Chaplain for the AUC, which consists of a cluster of historically African American institutions of higher education that boasts the largest concentration of scholars of African heritage in the world. He completed his Doctor of Ministry program at the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C., and following his six year tenure there, served as University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Fr. Branch also served in similar capacities at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. As a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville, KY, Fr. Branch has been the Catholic Chaplain for the AUC since 1990.

Mr. Aaron Mathews
Assistant Campus Minister for Administration and Worship

Mr. Aaron Mathews serves as the Administrative Assistant and the Assistant Campus Minister of Music and Liturgy for Lyke House: the Catholic Center at AUC. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, having received his Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Concentration in Piano Performance. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy from Georgia State Univeristy in Atlanta, GA. A native of Dallas, TX, Aaron played for Holy Cross Catholic Church for several years. He is also a former Bowman Scholar, having ministered as a pianist for Lyke House during his entire matriculation through Morehouse College.

Mr. Ashley Morris
Assistant Campus Minister for Evangelization and Programs

Mr. Ashley Morris serves as the Assistant Campus Minister of Evangelization and Programs at the Lyke House Catholic Center. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Media Arts with a Concentration in Radio, TV, and Film from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA in May 2005. Mr. Morris is also a former Lyke House Ministry Assistant (Fall 2003 – Spring 2005), and has served as an adult chaperon for the ORACLE National Summer Institute for Youth, based in Washington, D.C., under the direction of Sr. Oralisa Martin. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Theology degree from the Institute of Black Catholic Studies of Xavier University in New Orleans, LA.

Page last updated: January 31, 2009