Dr. William C. Simpson, Jr., senior pastor at Front Street United Methodist Church in Burlington, NC, will lead the Staley Christian Scholar Lecture Series at Campbell University on February 20-22.
Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.
He has published numerous articles in national and international publications. Simpson is currently a trustee of North Carolina Wesleyan College and The Living Pulpit , a journal published in New York. The Thomas F. Staley Christian Scholar Lecture Series was founded by Thomas F. Staley, who at the end of the depression, joined his cousins, Richard Reynolds and Charles Babcock, in founding Reynolds and Company, which later merged with Dean Witter, forming Dean Witter-Reynolds. Faithful to the heritage and the model his grandfather provided, Staley generously supported his church and various philanthropic enterprises throughout his career. In 1967, he consulted with several prominent religious leaders to learn how he could best use his resources for God.