Amazing Grace - Music

Wintley Augustus Phipps B. 1955 Was Born In Trinidad And Tobago. Phipps Is An Ordained Seventh-Day Adventist Minister World-Renowned Vocal Artist And Innovative Initiator Of Special Projects Such As The US Dream Academy Founder Of Songs Of Freedom Publishing Company And Coral Records Recording Company. Mr. Phipps Has Been The Featured Speaker And Performer At Many Notable Occasions Around The World. He Has Performed For American President Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton And George W. Bush At Several National Prayer Breakfast Events And Other Distinguished Celebrations. He Performed For The 1984 And 1988 National Democratic Conventions Mother Teresa Of Calcutta President Nelson Mandela. He Has Appeared On Various Programs Such As The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Television Special Dr. Robert Schuller's Hour Of Power Telecast The Billy Graham Crusades The Vatican And Was Guest Soloist At Diana Ross' Wedding Ceremony In Switzerland And The Oprah Winfrey Show. He Has Also Conducted Lectures In Europe Australia Asia Africa And North And South America. Wintley Is Married To Linda Diane Galloway Phipps And They Have Three Sons Wintley Augustus II Winston Adriel And Wade Alexander.

Biography

Wintley Phipps At An Early Age Family Moved To Montreal Quebec Canada Where He Was. He Attended Kingsway College A Seventh-Day Adventist Christian Academy And Later Oakwood College In Huntsville Alabama Where He Received A Bachelors Of Arts Degree In Theology. Phipps Would Later Go On And Earned A Masters Of Divinity Degree From Andrews University In Berrien Springs Michigan. Mr. Phipps Served As Senior Pastor To Several Churches In The Washington DC Metropolitan Area Including The Capitol Hill And Seabrook Seventh-Day Adventist Churches. He Currently Serves As Pastor Of The Palm Bay Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Palm Bay Florida.

U.S. Dream Academy Inc
In 1998 Phipps Founded And Created The U.S. Dream Academy Inc A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated To Providing A Values-Based Interactive Tutorial And Remedial Education Program Targeted To Children And Youth At Risk Through Community Family Learning Centers Located In Various States. Seeing A Need Phipps Wanted Something Help Break The Cycle He Played Out So Many Times In His Own Family. Wintley Formed The U.S. Dream Academy To Give Children Who've Had A Family Member Behind Bars. The Program Provides Mentoring Academic Tutoring And Exposure To Computers And The Internet. Wintley Says "Just The Computers Themselves Are Not Going To Transform The Lives Of These Kids " And "The Most Important Part Of Our Program Is Really The Caring Loving Adults Who Surround Them."

Awards

* Oprah's Angel Network $100 000 Use Your Life Award.
* Grammy Award Nominations In 1988 And 1989
* 2005 MMP Fall Leadership $100 000

Albums

Studio Albums

* Lord You Are My Music 1984
* I Give You My Life 1984
* I Choose You Again 1984
* We Are One Phipps 1985
* The Great Controversy Album 1985
* It's Christmas Time 1986
* Wintley Phipps 1987
* A Love Like This 1988
* Sun Will Shine Again 1990
* The Power Of A Dream 1995
* Favorite Hymns 1996
* Favorite Spirituals 1996
* Songs Of Christmas 2000
* Out Of The Night 2001
* Heal Our Land 2001
* Favorite Hymns Of Billy Graham 2005
* SpiritualsA Syphonic Celebration ?
* No Need For Fear 2006

Live Albums

* Wintley Phipps Live 2000

Compilations

* Christmas In Vienna 1993 - Diana Ross 1993
* Saviour The Story Of God’s Passion For His People 1996
* Millennium Chorus The Greatest Story Ever Sung 2000
* Gospel Gold Bellmark 2000
* Spirituals Songs Of The Soul 2004
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