2025 WFR50 SPECIAL EVENTS: SAVE THE DATES
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WFR50 Musical Celebration!
Saturday, March 29, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Join us for an extraordinary FREE musical celebration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Pastor, People and God’s Gace!
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50th Anniversary Worship Service
Sunday, April 6, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Join us for a spirit-filled worship service at Grace as we pay tribute to the 50 year legacy of Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson.
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Grace at Virginia Union University
Fri & Sat, May 2-3, 2025
Buses depart at 6:00 am
Book your reservations today with Overton Travel as we prepare to celebrate WFR50 where his journey began…VUU!
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Special Brunch for the First Lady
Saturday, May 24, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Join the women of Grace as we pay a special tribute to our incomparable First Lady, Inez Nunally Richardson.
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A Special Tribute To Our First Lady
Sunday, May 25, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Join the women of Grace as we pay a special tribute to our incomparable First Lady, Inez Nunally Richardson.
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Extol the Legacy of Ministry
Friday, June 13, 2025
4:30 p.m.
By invitation Only. This is a private celebration of the 50 sons, daughters, brothers and sisters in ministry.
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WFR50 Gold Party in NYC
Saturday, June 14, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Reserve your spot today as we prepare for an epic celebration of the 50-year legacy of Dr. Richardson at The Gold Party!
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WFR50 Closing Worship Service
Sunday, June 15, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Join the congregation of Grace Baptist Church as we close out the WFR50 celebration with an inspiring worship service.
“The Road to 50” Preaching Series
Denominational Leader
SUN, APRIL 7, 2024
The Honorable Raphael G. Warnock
US Senator of Georgia
Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Atlanta, GA
SUN, MAY 19, 2024
Rev. Kimmie McEachin
Senior Pastor
Grace Baptist Church Yonkers
Yonkers, NY
SUN, JUNE 16, 2024
Dr. Lillian Reynolds
Regular Supply Pastor
Community Church of the Pelhams
Pelham, NY
SUN, JULY 28, 2024
Pastor Laurent Grosvenor
Lead Pastor
Alpha Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Austin,TX
SUN, SEP 15, 2024
Dr. Edward Mulraine
Senior Pastor
Unity Baptist Tabernacle Church
Mount Vernon, NY
SUN, AUG 18, 2024
Rev. Antonio Anderson
Pastor
Baptist Church
New York, NY
OCT 6 - 8, 2024
Pastor Will Richardson
Pastoral Leader
Grace Baptist Church - Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie, FL
SUN, OCTOBER 20, 2024
Dr. Shane B. Scott
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church
Nashville, TN
SUN, NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Dr. Boisie Kimber
President
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
New Haven, CT
SUN, DECEMBER 15, 2024
Rev. Archie F. Manning
Senior Pastor
St. Albans Baptist Church
St. Albans, NY
SUN, JANUARY 19, 2025
Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey
Senior Pastor
Bethany Baptist Church
Brooklyn, NY
SUN, FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Dr. John E. Guns
Dean, Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology
Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA
SUN, FEBRUARY 16, 2025
Rev. Jawanza K. Colvin, Ed.D
Senior Pastor
Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Cleveland, OH
SUN, MARCH 2, 2025
Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr.
Presiding Prelate, Sixth Episcopal District
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Decatur, GA
SUN, MARCH 16, 2025
Bishop W. Darin Moore
Presiding Prelate, Mid-Atlantic District
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Charlotte, NC
WED, APRIL 2, 2025
Dr. Stephen Pogue
Senior Pastor
Greater Centennial AMEZ Church
Mount Vernon, NY
THURS, APRIL 3, 2025
Archbishop C. Nathan Edwers
General Bishop,
Unified Free Will Baptist Churches
Senior Pastor, Friendship Worship Center
Mount Vernon, NY
SUN, APRIL 6, 2025 (11 AM)
Dr. Dwight C. Jones
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of South Richmond
Richmond, VA
SUN, APRIL 6, 2025 (6 PM)
Pastor A. R. Bernard
Senior Pastor
Christian Cultural Center
Brooklyn, NY
SUN, APRIL 13, 2025
Rev. Al Sharpton
President and Founder
National Action Network
New York, NY
HOLY WEEK: MON, APRIL 14
Dr. Michael A. Waldron, Jr.
Senior Pastor
First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC)
New York, NY
TUES, APRIL 15, 2025
Dr. Johnnie M. Green, Jr.
Senior Pastor
Mount Neboh Baptist Church
New York, NY
WED, APRIL 16, 2025
Dr. Jesse T. Williams, Jr.
Senior Pastor
Convent Avenue Baptist Church of Harlem
New York, NY
THURS, APRIL 17, 2025
Dr. Renee Washington-Gardner
Senior Pastor
Memorial Baptist Church
New York, NY
SUN, APRIL 27, 2025 (11 am)
Pastor Ralph D. West
Pastor and Founder
Church Without Walls
Houston, TX
SUN, APRIL 27, 2025 (6 pm)
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III
Senior Pastor
Friendship West Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
SUN, MAY 4, 2025
Bishop J. Drew Sheard
Presiding Bishop & Chief Apostle
Church of God In Christ
Detroit, MI
SUN, MAY 11, 2025
Dr. Leslie Copeland Tune
Chief Operating Officer
National Council of Churches
Washington, DC
SUN, MAY 25, 2025
Dr. LaKeesha Walrond
President
New York Theological Seminary
New York, NY
SUN, JUNE 1, 2025
Dr. Howard John Wesley
Senior Pastor
Alfred Street Baptist Church
Alexandria, VA
SUN, JUNE 8, 2025
Pastor Derick E. Jones
Co-Pastor
First Baptist Church of South Richmond
Richmond, VA
SUN, JUNE 15, 2025
Pastor Will Richardson
Co-Pastor
Grace Baptist Church - Port St Lucie
Port St. Lucie, FL