GRAMBLING, LA – Grambling State University’s Ministers Conference will feature a special convocation geared toward college students from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Nursing Building’s auditorium.

Pastor Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA, will lead the convocation. He will lead a unique worship service termed CAYA (Come As You Are), which is geared toward young adults.

“What we do as ministers is not too far removed from any other principle of work. Anytime you worship and hear the word of God and are encouraged, it makes you more productive and a better person. Any worship benefits the world,” Wesley said.

Pastor Wesley will also lead the Thursday evening worship service, which is being held in honor of Pastor E. Edward Jones, pastor of Galilee Baptist Church in Shreveport. The service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Nursing Building’s auditorium.

Pastor Wesley is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and would like to invite his fellow Kappa Alpha Psi members to attend these activities.

About Pastor Wesley: Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley is the exciting, gifted and anointed Senior Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. A courageous, dynamic, and visionary leader, Dr. Wesley is a much sought after preacher, teacher, and featured national keynote speaker for various churches, leadership and development programs. He is only the eighth pastor to be installed in the 212-year history of the historic and world-renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church. Under his leadership, the church has grown to over 7,000 members with nearly 80 active ministries.

For more information about the Minsters Conference, visit http://www.gram.edu/news/?p=393. For more information about Pastor Wesley, visit http://www.alfredstreet.org/leaders/about-pastor-wesley/.

###

Media Contact:
Office of Communications
318-274-2866
mediarelations@gram.edu