Pastor Henry Wright is BACK! And what a fitting month (The month of the G.O.A.T.’s) for him to give us a word in season entitled: “Shift your Focus”. Anyone who has ever heard him speak knows that this man of God will challenge and inspire.

About the Speaker

After 53 years of ministerial service, Pastor Henry Wright preached his final sermon in 2018 before entering into “retirement” to a standing room only crowd at the historic Takoma Park (Md.) church. Wright accepted his call to the Potomac Conference in 1993, and became the pastor of Community Praise Center (CPC)—a small, struggling church in Alexandria, Virginia.

“There were so few people that you could lay on the pews and not touch anybody,” Wright joked. “After the service, I knelt in front of the altar and prayed a very simple prayer: ‘Lord, do not make me a success here; defend your name.’” After developing a five-year plan and quickly involving all attendees into the church program, one year later, CPC averaged 200 worshipers each Sabbath. The fruit of Wright’s ministry is evidenced when 20 years later attendance at CPC held steady at over 1,000 and over 60 active ministries.

He is married to Carol Wright who served for almost 40 years in the treasury department of the Columbia Union and together they have raised three sons and have four grandchildren.