Baccalaureate to address graduates
BJU’s annual Baccalaureate service will be Sunday, April 27, at 10:30 a.m. in Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium. Dr. Charles Phelps, president of Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wis., will be this year’s speaker, delivering a message to graduating seniors.
Dr. Phelps graduated in 1980 from BJU with a degree in Bible. After earning his master of divinity degree from Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis, Minn., he came back to BJU and completed his doctorate of ministry degree. He served both as pastor and youth pastor before accepting his current position and is also an adjunct faculty member at several universities and seminaries, including BJU’s School of Religion.
“My burden (will be) to challenge graduating seniors to live each moment in light of eternity, for only then will they know the blessing of living life well,” Dr. Phelps said.
The University Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Warren Cook, will assist the congregation in worship, accompanied by organ and brass, according to Dr. Ed Dunbar, chairman of the Division of Music and organist for the service. Dr. David Parker will be the soloist of the morning, singing his own arrangement of “Trust in the Lord.”
“The congregation will participate in the singing of three hymns—all favorites of the University family,” Dr. Dunbar said.
Dr. Phelps said his encouragement to the graduates will be to follow the Lord in an ever-changing world.
