7/17/2025
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Lorenzo Small
by Rev. Lorenzo Small
Church, let us build a house where Christ’s love and God’s grace are the foundation. Let us build a house where hope rises with every brick. Let us build a house where all are welcome, and we joyfully serve one another. May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and strengthen our hands to build not just a house, but a home where the love of Jesus dwells, today and always. 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 and was ordained as a Baptist minister. Following graduation from Union Presbyterian Seminary he was ordained and installed as pastor of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, S.C. Rev. Small is a board member of the Foundation for Reformed Theology. He previously served as pastor of First United Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, N.C.
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