Principal Holy Eucharist: HBCU Welcome Sunday
Join us for our annual celebration of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities as we welcome alumni and students from the country’s HBCUs with special guest preacher Dr. Lance Watson, Senior Pastor, The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia. ASL interpretation is offered for this service.
Our worship is based on the traditions of The Episcopal Church and features beloved hymns, a hybrid blend of traditional and contemporary music and the best in Cathedral preaching. All who seek a deeper relationship with God in Christ are welcome to receive Communion.
Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Presider: The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan
Preacher: Dr. Lance Watson, Senior Pastor, The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
Join us in-person, or watch the livestream on our Holy Eucharist page or on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.
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about the guest preacher
Dr. Lance D. Watson is a three-time Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from which he holds the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and the Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling. He is a Magna Cum Laude Graduate of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University from which he holds a Master of Divinity and a Summa Cum Laude Graduate of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He is a proud alum of the United Theological Seminary where he earned the doctorate of ministry degree.
His achievements and recognitions are noteworthy. He serves on several boards to include the American Heart Association, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, and the Board of Trustees at Virginia Union University. He has been honored as an Outstanding Community Leader, Outstanding Contributor to Education, and Minister of the Year by several organizations. He is listed in Who’s Who in Religion and a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
For over 35 years, he has served as Senior Pastor of the Saint Paul’s Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia. He is host of the telecast “Positive Power” seen globally at
www.myspbc.tv. The Saint Paul’s Baptist church is a progressive, forward-looking, outreach-oriented congregation for “People On the Grow” and serves as the spiritual home for thousands of people who share the vision of “Saint Paul’s Everywhere.” A fierce proponent of spiritual and economic development, Saint Paul’s has acquired more than 330 acres of land as part of its plan to construct “The City of Possibility,” a master planned community providing more than 120 acres of housing, commercial, retail, and educational spaces, a park, a retreat and conference center, an urgent care facility, an assisted living and memory care community, an urban farm, and community gardens.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, he is married to the lovely Rosemary Wilder, a noted and world traveled singer, producer, and entrepreneur and together they parent three children, and five grandchildren. A gifted communicator, pastor, ideapreneur, television personality, and cultural architect, he is the author of several books, all available online through major retailers, and you can subscribe free to all of his social media platforms at @iamlancewatson.