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2021 Conference KeynotesTheology

Why We Exist

Taken from the Theology Matters conference of 2021.

Lorenzo Small
Lorenzo Small
Lorenzo Smallhttps://fupcc.org/our-leadership/
Lorenzo Small is pastor of First United Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC. After several years in the corporate world, working for companies such as 3M Corporation and Eli Lily and Company, he was called to the ministry, served as a Baptist minister, and later was ordained and installed as pastor of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, SC. He is a graduate of Union Presbytery Seminary (Charlotte) and a member of the Foundation for Reformed Theology.
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