Wintley Phipps

Wintley Phipps
Birth name Wintley Augustus Phipps
Born January 7, 1955
Origin Trinidad and Tobago
Genres Christian, Gospel
Occupation(s) singer, musician, entrepreneur, Minister
Years active 1970s–present

Wintley Augustus Phipps, Sr. (born January 7, 1955) is a vocal artist, and founder of the US Dream Academy,[1] Songs of Freedom Publishing Company, and Coral Records Recording Company. He features a "booming baritone" voice, usually singing inspirational gospel music.[2] He is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister.[3]

Biography

Phipps was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but at an early age moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Kingsway College, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian Academy, and later Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama where he received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Theology. Phipps would later go on to earn a Masters of Divinity degree from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Wintley Phipps served as senior pastor to several churches in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the Capitol Hill and Seabrook Seventh-Day Adventist Churches. He currently serves as Pastor of the Palm Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church in Palm Bay, Florida. Wintley is married to Linda Galloway, whom he met at Oakwood.[3] They have three sons: Wintley II, Winston Adriel, and Wade Alexander.

Notable performances

He has performed for American Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama at several National Prayer Breakfast events and other celebrations.[3] He performed for: the 1984,[4] and 1988[5] National Democratic Conventions, Rosa Parks' 77th Birthday gala at the Kennedy Center,[6] Mother Teresa of Calcutta,[7] and President Nelson Mandela.[7] He has appeared on programs such as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. television special, Dr. Robert Schuller's Hour of Power Telecast, the Billy Graham Crusades, at the Vatican,[7] was guest soloist at Diana Ross' wedding ceremony in Switzerland,[4] Saturday Night Live,[8] Soul Train, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has conducted lectures in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and North and South America.

U.S. Dream Academy, Inc

In 1998, Phipps founded the U.S. Dream Academy, Inc.,[3] a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a values-based, interactive, tutorial and remedial education program targeted at children and youth-at-risk through community Family Learning Centers located in various states. Phipps wanted something to help break the cycle he saw played out so many times in his own family. Wintley formed the U.S. Dream Academy to help children who've had a family member behind bars. The program provides mentoring, academic tutoring, and exposure to computers and the Internet. Wintley says, "Just the computers themselves are not going to transform the lives of these kids," and "The most important part of our program is really the caring, loving adults who surround them."

The Academy has garnered recognition from Oprah Winfrey and former President Bill Clinton.[9]

Awards

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Videos

See also

References

  1. ↑ US Dream Academy: Our Founding Story US Dream Academy. Retrieved November 29, 2011
  2. ↑ Allmusic: Wintley Phipps Allmusic Guide. Retrieved December 1, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lawton, Kim (April 10, 2009). "Wintley Phipps, Interview". Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. PBS. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Goldstein, Clifford (August 1991). "Wintley Phipps, setting the standard" (PDF). Listen (Nampa, ID: Pacific Press Pub Assn) 44 (8): 4–7. ISSN 0024-435X. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Galaxy of stars performed for Democratic delegates". Jet (Chicago, Ill: Johnson Publishing) 74 (19): 60. August 8, 1988. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Current Black Seventh-day Adventist Pioneers". Black SDA History. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  8. ↑ "Jackson entertained and educated while SNL host". Jet (Chicago, Ill: Johnson Publishing) 67 (10): 55. November 12, 1984. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  9. ↑ "Unplanned. Unrehearsed. Wintley Phipps sings Amazing Grace". Harpo, Inc. (Oprah.com). 2001-06-11. Retrieved 2006-12-06.

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