Military Appreciation Dinner
Thursday, November 7, 2024 (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM) (EST)
Description
Join us for a special evening as we come together to honor and appreciate the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in our nation’s military.
Our Inaugural Military Appreciation Dinner is a heartfelt tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to protecting our freedoms, and it is an opportunity for the community to express our deep gratitude for their service.
Our guest of honor and keynote speaker for the evening will be Dr. Doug Carver, a retired U.S. Army Major General and the Executive Director of Chaplaincy for the North American Mission Board. With over 38 years of distinguished military service and a deep commitment to faith, Dr. Carver brings a wealth of experience and spiritual insight. His message will inspire and encourage, reminding us of the strength that faith brings to those in uniform and their families.
The evening will feature a delicious dinner, uplifting music, and moments of reflection and prayer. Whether you are a veteran, active-duty service member, or a supporter of our military community, this event is open to all who wish to honor our heroes in a spirit of Christian fellowship.
We look forward to sharing this meaningful evening with you.
Let us gather to show our appreciation, uplift our military community, and draw strength from our shared faith.
Speaker Bio:
Chaplain (Major General) Doug Carver, US Army, retired, is the Executive Director of Chaplaincy for the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board. An advocate for the religious liberty of service members, veterans, and their families, he oversees the professional and pastoral support to 3700 Southern Baptist Chaplains who minister in various institutional settings in the United States and around the world.
Prior to joining the North American Mission Board, he was the Army’s 22nd Chief of Chaplains (2007-2011), leading and serving over 2900 chaplains supporting the religious and pastoral needs of our 1.2 million soldiers and families. Chaplain Carver served at every level of the Army, from platoon to the Department of the Army Staff. At the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003, he served as the senior military chaplain in the combat theater of operations.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in religion from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a Master of Divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Science in strategic studies from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He also holds honorary doctoral degrees from Shorter University in Rome, Georgia and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri.
In 2016 he was inducted into the University of Tennessee’s Inaugural Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
An ordained Southern Baptist minister, Chaplain Carver has pastored churches in Colorado, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia.
A native of Rome, Georgia, he and his wife, Sunny, celebrate 50 years of marriage and reside in Charlotte, North Carolina near their two daughters and five grandchildren.
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