1/2/2025
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Lorenzo Small
by Rev. Lorenzo Small
As we begin this new year, may God’s grace surround you, God’s peace keep you, and God’s love fill every moment of your life. May every new beginning be filled with optimism, may each day be filled with joy, and may God give you strength for every challenge you face. Amen.
Rev. Lorenzo Small
Rev. Lorenzo Small serves as Lead Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek, Michigan. He is a graduate of North Carolina A & T State University where he studied Finance. Following graduation, he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he worked for a number of years in the corporate world (for such companies as 3M Corporation and Eli Lilly). While there, he felt the call to the ministry. He served as a Baptist minister and later was ordained and installed as pastor of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, S.C. He is a graduate of Union Presbytery Seminary (Charlotte, N.C.) and a board member of the Foundation for Reformed Theology and Presbyterian Heritage Center. Rev. Small previously served as pastor of First United Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, N.C.
English 
Korean 
Spanish