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PVAMU hosts ministers’ conference

The 52nd Annual Ministers’ Conference began at Prairie View A&M University on Feb. 2.

Dean of Chapel Reverend Charles H. Lewter IV said, “It’s very important to have events like this on campus. Our theme, “Preaching Christ: Restoring Our Faith in Challenging Times,” is self-explanatory. Living on campus or being a college student these days means facing challenging times and different types of obstacles that may cause their minds to wander, and events like this will bring them back into the fold of spirituality.”

This year’s event will be divided into two days, in which four sessions will be held on the first day, and two sessions will be held on the second day. During the opening session, Bishop James L. Whitehead Jr. spoke. After the opening session was the luncheon session, in which Bishop Thomas L. Brown Sr. delivered his address. A lecture session followed the luncheon session, which featured Reverend Max A. Miller Jr., and a second general session, where Reverend Terrance H. Johnson spoke concluded the first day of the event. The second day will feature a ministers’ convocation where Reverend Bertrand M. Bailey Jr. is scheduled to speak, followed by a banquet session that will feature Dr. Joseph N. Cousin Sr. as the keynote speaker.

Texas Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami visited Prairie View A&M University for the event. Shami is the founder and chairman of Farouk Systems, Inc., a multinational corporation that manufactures BioSilk and CHI brands that are sold in more than 106 countries. After being in business for the past 44 years, Shami recently decided to lead the Texas Democratic Party, by applying his knowledge of business and entrepreneurship into the field of politics.

Shami said, “Education is the key to success to any community or nation. In order for the State of Texas or the United States to compete globally, we have to encourage and expand education. The State of Texas spends only 30 percent of the budget on education, when it is supposed to be 50 percent. Perhaps if money is spent correctly, education can be more affordable.”