9/11/2025
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Lorenzo Small
by Rev. Lorenzo Small
May the joy of Easter fill our hearts. May the power of Christ’s victory over death strengthen us. May we go fourth in God’s victory, allowing God’s peace to surround us and God’s love to transform us. Let us continue to live in the light of the risen Savior, sharing God’s grace and love with all mankind. 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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