Bernard Installation Tonight

We'll be snapping pix and taking notes at the David K. Bernard Installation tonight in St. Louis.

Live streaming here.

Stay tuned!

Bernard Installation

Bro. David Bernard will be installed as the UPCI's General Superintendent this Friday night at 7 p.m.

Special speakers will include Rodney Shaw, Darrell Johns, Ken Gurley, Elton Bernard and the new General Superintendent himself.

From the look of things, it will be a simpler service than Bro. Kenneth Haney's installation 8 years ago.

Naturally, we will be on hand with pictures and commentary, but you can also see the service streamed live here.

Bernard Acceptance Speech

Here is the gist of newly elected UPCI General Superintendent David K. Bernard's short acceptance speech as it was described to me (any misstatements are not due to my sources in attendance, but my misunderstandings):

Bro. Bernard opened by saying, "For the record" I voted for Bro. Haney on the first ballot. This earned him a standing ovation (one of the first of many).

He admitted his wife wasn't thrilled about the forthcoming move from Austin to St. Louis, with his girl a senior in high school and a new (only) grandchild in Austin.

He said the Lord had awakened him in the middle of the night and given him Colossians 4:17 to reassure him for this day.

He added that his style of leadership would be based on Acts 2:42, where he would emphasize Apostolic Identity (in life style and holiness), Apostolic Unity, and Apostolic Revival.