Ted N.C. Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, will be the featured speaker at Washington Adventist University's alumni weekend Sabbath service.
The featured speaker for Washington Adventist University’s Alumni Weekend, April 6-9, 2017, is alumnus and General Conference (GC) president Ted N.C. Wilson. He will be sharing his thoughts and experiences on April 8 at the 11:15 a.m. worship service at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church. During the weekend Wilson will be inducted into the WAU Department of Business & Communication Wall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Morrison Hall.
Wilson graduated from Washington Adventist University (WAU) in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree double major in religion and business administration. He began his church career as a pastor in 1974 in the Greater New York Conference and is being honored by WAU for his consistent commitment to the Christian leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and for promoting the worldwide reach of the gospel.
He was elected president of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church (GC) in July 2010, during the GC Session in Atlanta. As an ordained pastor, Wilson has served in ministries in New York; Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa; and Moscow, Russia. He has been married to physical therapist Nancy Louise Vollmer Wilson since 1975.
“Our alumni are serving others in extraordinary ways around the globe, and we are thrilled to witness God’s work as they reach the pinnacle of their careers and continue to support the programs and activities here on campus,” said Weymouth Spence, president of Washington Adventist University. “We are grateful to these valued members of the WAU community for sharing their perspectives and experiences, as they foster the thoughtful dialogues that are such an important part of the evaluation and learning process at institutions of higher learning.”
Wilson’s sermon will be streamed live at sligochurch.org/media. For those who want to attend the service, the church is located at 7700 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland 20912.
This weekend’s alumni and parents events also include a free concert on Friday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church that will feature WAU’s Columbia Collegiate Chorale and New England Youth Ensemble. The concert will also be streamed live at sligochurch.org/media.
On Sunday, April 9, from noon to 5 p.m., the annual WAU Family Fun Festival for the community will be held on the campus commons. The event is free of charge.