By TSD Newsroom
NASHVILLE – With an expected attendance of 10,000 college and university students at its annual College Sunday on November 13, Bishop Joseph W. Walker III – presiding bishop of Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship International – has set out to galvanize Gen Z and Millennials to “elevate” their lives by “taking a courageous stand against injustice and becoming change agents in their communities.”
Walker, senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, will deliver his message during the 12th annual event for young adults at Tennessee State University’s Gentry Center. Numerous academic institutions from across the South are expected to participate.
The heated – and at times overheated – presidential election and continuous unrest in urban communities will form the backdrop for Walker’s College Sunday appeal to you adults, who he says can play a significant role play in moving the country toward racial unity, peace and enfranchisement for all.
“We have just witnessed the most tumultuous national election in our lifetimes, which has significantly lowered the substance and tone of our collective dialogue and exacerbated our differences,” Walker said earlier this week.
“As the most educated and diverse generation yet, today’s young people have the power to pick us up out of the gutter and elevate our conversation. They have strength in numbers, powerful ideas, and mastery of electronic mediums that can reach millions. They can affect real change. I plan to urge them to do so.”
The event, which will begin at 11:15 a.m. at the Gentry Center, 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard in Nashville, is open to the public.
Gospel artist J.J. Hairston, lead singer of J.J. Hairston and the Youthful Praise, will be featured.
Students are expected from TSU, Lane College, Xavier College, Austin Peay State University, University of Akron, Central State University, Simmons College and Fisk University.
