2025 Guest Preacher
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer
Worship service will be held at 10:30 am on January 20th in Hayworth Chapel
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Worship Service at High Point University brings back the most influential preachers in the world to commemorate and celebrate Dr. King’s memory and legacy. It is a unique worship experience that testifies to what a values-based, liberal arts education does: inspiring intellectual growth in service of a transformed world shaped by justice and compassion.
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer is regarded as one of the most gifted preachers of his time. From humble roots, he is the son of a United Methodist pastor and Philadelphia Public School teacher, Bishop Palmer has served in the highest episcopal offices of the United Methodist Church, most recently as the episcopal leader of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church.
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Worship Service at High Point University brings back the most influential preachers in the world to commemorate and celebrate Dr. King’s memory and legacy. It is a unique worship experience that testifies to what a values-based, liberal arts education does: inspiring intellectual growth in service of a transformed world shaped by justice and compassion.
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer is regarded as one of the most gifted preachers of his time. From humble roots, he is the son of a United Methodist pastor and Philadelphia Public School teacher, Bishop Palmer has served in the highest episcopal offices of the United Methodist Church, most recently as the episcopal leader of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church.
MLK Day Speaker Archive:
2022 & 2023 Speaker
Dr. Elwood Robinson, Chancellor of Winston Salem State University
2008 Speaker
Rev. Dr. John Kinney
2007 Speaker
Rev. Dr. James Forbes
2006 Speaker
Ms. Wanda Stark
