Adventist Pastor Wintley Phipps to Sing at President Obama’s Inaugural Events
by AT News Team
The well-known gospel singer who is pastor of the Palm Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church near Melbourne, Florida, will be part of a prayer service at the National Cathedral during the inaugural festivities for President Barak Obama’s second term. Pastor Wintley Phipps has performed for United States presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
Phipps is also founder and chief executive officer of the Dream Academy, a nonprofit that provides educational assistance for some 18,000 at-risk children in ten cities across the country. It focuses on the children of prisoners with the goal of “breaking the cycle.”
The 58-year-old ordained minister has produced 22 albums since 1984 and was nominated for Grammy Awards in 1988 and 1989. He has been interviewed on the Oprah Winfrey Show and appeared on Robert Schuller’s television program, singing as well for Billy Graham Crusades, at Rosa Parks’ 77th Birthday gala at the Kennedy Center, at the Vatican, and at the 1984 and 1988 Democratic National Conventions.
The Dream Academy raised $2.6 million in the most recent year of record, including nearly $900,000 from government grants, a million dollars from individual donations and over $600,000 from benefit concerts. Board members include a number of prominent Adventists, such as Admiral Barry Black, chaplain of the United States Senate; Dr. Ben Carson, a medical school faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; Dr. Leslie Pollard, the president of Oakwood University; and Dr. David Williams, a faculty member at Harvard University.
Phipps was born in Trinidad and grew up in Montreal, Canada. He graduated from Oakwood University and completed a seminary degree at Andrews University.
The Palm Bay Church has a membership of nearly 600 and is located near Interstate 95 in an outer suburban county of the Orlando metropolitan area. It is affiliated with the Southeastern Conference.
If Obama refuses to use the Bible for the swearing in I would not be so jubilent over the whole “dog and pony show” he will be putting on. It could be the first time in history that a Bible is not used. Being Islam like he is he may use the Koran instead…
"Earth to Hieb, earth to Hieb". Where have you been? Trapped in a room where one could only watch Faux News or Limbaugh?
And now there is this: At Monday's inauguration of his second term, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on not one, but two Bibles: One owned by Abraham Lincoln and the other by Martin Luther King Jr.
Where did the first comment come from? The President was never a muslim. His father was. His grandfather converted from SDA to Islam.
I hope this doesn't become a place for spreading ungrounded rumors!
Yes, Timo. We should be proud. Kingsway may claim him, but Wintley is an Oakwood University alum, Class of 1976! 🙂
One of my favorite singers; I listen to his music sometimes on Friday nights. I wish I lived near Palm Bay, I would attend his church. I hope this will be televized so I can tape it.
God's richest blessings Wintley, in your life & witness.
Two of my daughters attended Kingsway, with Timo & Wintley.
God Bless Wintley for sharing his Musical talent with the world.
Wintley Phipps sang "I Believe" at the Pres. inauguaration at the Washingon Cathedral in D.C.
Prayer Service. It was a powerful presentation, with a long standup appreciation by the audience.
You can search for it on Google.