THE INSIDER - SPRING 2025

Fort Worth, Texas. The sessions focused on salvation, education, and liberation through music, mental health, and mediation. aforementioned activities, the College also provided virtual “Praise Breaks,” a take on National Public Radio’s (NPR) “Tiny Desk.” During these presentations, brief musical acoustic selections were performed by Mr. Elijah Smith, Freshman Computer Science and Music Major, while faculty and staff provided uplifting spiritual messages. The “Praise Breaks” included messages from Dr. Cindy Johnson, Division Chair for General Studies and Humanities, Ms. Sharon Dixon, Campus Nurse, and Ms. Ruby Smith, Business and Finance Cashier. Alongside the

REV. DR. VAN CARL WILLIAMS, PASTOR OF CEDAR CREST CATHEDRAL CME CHURCH, DELIVERS HIS SERMON AT REW’S CLOSING WORSHIP

a powerful closing worship service for the week. The service hosted a variety of impactful remarks from students, faculty, and staff, as well as President Dwight Fennell. Rev. Dr. Van Carl Williams, Pastor of Cedar Crest Cathedral CME Church in Dallas, Texas, delivered a dynamic sermon filled with energy and invaluable spiritual insights. Collectively, 2025 REW activities emphasized the importance of spirituality and reaffirmed the College’s dedication to the principles that have guided it since its inception.

DR. CINDY JOHNSON, DIVISION CHAIR FOR GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES, AND MR. ELIJAH SMITH, FRESHMAN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MUSIC MAJOR, PRESENT A “PRAISE BREAK” FOR 2025 REW Religious Emphasis Week 2025 culminated with “Freedomville: A Worship Experience,” which served as

STUDENTS JOIN HANDS IN PRAYER AT REW’S CLOSING SERVICE

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