Rev. Dr. Clifton Davis will be the guest speaker at the Emancipation and Sunrise services in the Virgin Islands, as part of BVI Festival 2010.

The Virgin Islands Heritage Month Committee has announced that the Rev. Dr. Clifton Davis will be the guest speaker for this year’s Emancipation and Sunrise Service.

For more than 30 years, Clifton Davis has shared his unique gifts as an actor, singer, composer, producer and minister, with audiences and congregations around the world. Dr. Davis is probably best known for his 5-year run as Reverend Rueben Gregory on the hit TV series “Amen” and his earlier series, “That’s My Mama”.

Most recently, Davis served as President and CEO of Welcome America, Inc., a non-profit that produces the 4^th of July Festival for The City of Philadelphia, PA.

Davis holds a BA in Theology from Oakwood University and a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University. He has received four Honourary Doctorates, including a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity International University; a Doctor of Letters degrees from Lincoln University, Paine College and Edward Waters College. He is also the recipient of more than 120 awards and citations for his social, civic and spiritual service.

Dr. Davis is listed In ‘Who’s Who In America.’ He has been recognized by such organizations as S.C.L.C., World Vision, the UNCF, the NAACP and the American Heart Association.

He is an ordained Christian minister, licensed by the St. Luke Baptist Church, New York, NY. As a revivalist, he has preached at literally hundreds of churches throughout the nation. From 1999 to 2001, he served as Co-Pastor of Welcome Christian Centre of Huntington Beach, California, which he also co-founded.

In the Virgin Islands, he will deliver the Word at the Emancipation Service to be held on Sunday 1 August at the Sunday Morning Well, following the freedom march which starts at 3:00pm from opposite Government House to the beat of Dominion Gospel Band.

The service, scheduled to begin at 4:00pm, will also feature special music and brief remarks from VIHMC and government officials.

On Monday 2 August, the Sunrise Service will feature remarks by Dr. Davis, praise and worship and poetry.

All are invited to attend.