Waynesburg University to celebrate charter
WAYNESBURG – Waynesburg University will celebrate its 166th year and the 165th anniversary of its charter by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania March 24. The convocation will be held in Waynesburg University’s Roberts Chapel at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend.
“Each year on charter day, we reflect upon the university community and its traditions of faith, service and academic rigor,” said Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee. “For 166 years, our students, faculty and staff have established lives defined by leadership and service. This is a time to celebrate the profound impact they have had on the world.”
Bishop Loran E. Mann, founder and senior pastor of the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, will address those in attendance. The Rev. Dr. Mann’s ministry spans more than 40 years and includes spiritual, educational, social and recreational components.
Mann is actively involved in the worldwide ministry of the Church of God in Christ. In April 2000, he was appointed commissioner of television for the denomination by Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson. He is a member of the executive committee of the general assembly, the legislative branch of the church.
In March 2005, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell appointed Mann as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission. This commission and his oversight establishes policy for all public television stations in Pennsylvania.
Mann began a global ministry in 2005 when he established the Worldwide Gospel Network to provide religious programming via internet around-the-clock, seven days-a-week.
A respected former broadcast journalist, Mann received numerous awards over his 21 year career as news anchor/reporter for WPXI-TV, Channel 11, the Pittsburgh affiliate of NBC.
Mann attended the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing further studies in religion at Liberty University.
In 2010, Waynesburg University awarded Mann an honorary doctor of humane letters degree for his desire and commitment to live out his dreams as they relate to his God-given talents and serving others.
For more information, contact Mary Fox at 724-852-7677 or visit www.waynesburg.edu.