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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist
University’s winter commencement is scheduled for Friday, December 14, 2012, at
7:00 p.m., in the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the Bolivar
Campus.
The
commencement address will be given by guest speaker Pastor Wesley Hammond.
Pastor Hammond has served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Paris,
Missouri, since 1995. He was ordained at North Fallon Baptist Church in Fallon,
Nevada, in 1988. In addition he currently serves as president of the Missouri
Baptist Convention.
Pastor
Hammond graduated from Hannibal-LaGrange University in 1986 with a Bachelor of
Theology. He pursued his master of divinity studies at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary and Luther Rice Theological Seminary while a
bi-vocational pastor.
Pastor
Hammond began supply preaching in 1983 until he was called as interim pastor in
1984 at Liberty Union Baptist Church in Milan, Missouri, followed by Knox City
Baptist Church in Knox City, Missouri, in 1988. Prior to his current position
at First Baptist Church of Paris, he served as pastor at North Fallon Baptist
Church in Fallon, Nevada, for seven years.
An
experienced missions participant, Pastor Hammond has served at numerous
locations within the United States and internationally. His mission trips
abroad have been in conjunction with the International Mission Board as a
volunteer. He has served as chairman of the Associational Missions Partnership
Taskforce since 2001. Over the years, Pasto Hammond has been involved in
Baptist denominational activities and has served on multiple state convention
committees in Nevada and Missouri. He is active in his local community serving
as a member of the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce.
Pasto
Hammond and his wife, Diana, have been married since 1988 and have two sons,
Stephen and Michael.
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Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
