BALTIMORE MINISTER TO SPEAK AT B-CC BACCALAUREATE. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- Dr. Walter S. Thomas, Sr., pastor of New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Md., will speak at this year’s Baccalaureate Convocation for Bethune-Cookman College. The service will take place on Sunday May 2, at 3:00 PM in the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center.

Dr. Walter S. Thomas, Sr.

Dr. Thomas has served as pastor of New Psalmist since 1975. Under his leadership, the church body has grown flourished from 200 to more than 7,000 members.  He has developed evangelism, mission, and education programs that include discipleship training and Bible study.  The church operates a fully accredited Christian school and broadcasts Empowering Disciples, a nationally televised program that airs on WJZ-TV in Baltimore.

In addition to his stewardship at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Dr. Thomas has served as the president of the Hampton University Minister’s Conference, the largest assembly of African American clergy in the nation, from 1999-2002, He is the author of the books Spiritual Navigation for the 21st Century and Good Meat Makes its Own Gravy and is also the editor of Outstanding Black Sermons Volume 4.

Dr. Thomas received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Maryland in Economics and earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Howard University School of Religion. He earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Saint Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland.  In addition to his earned  degrees, Dr. Thomas has been honored with a Doctor of Divinity degree from Virginia Seminary.

Dr. Thomas has three children with Patricia, his committed partner in ministry.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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