April 04, 2017聽 鈥 Bartlesville, OK
The Oklahoma Wesleyan community is honored to welcome former U.S. Attorney General and former Missouri Governor John Ashcroft to campus for a special chapel service on April 12th. Mr. Ashcroft spent much of his career in public service, notably as the Missouri Attorney General, then Governor of Missouri, and later a Senator, before his appointment as U.S. Attorney General by president-elect George W. Bush.
In addition to speaking at a student chapel service, Mr. Ashcroft will participate in the gifting of a new painting to the University. The painting, entitled, 鈥淪truggling to Kneel鈥, is inspired by the story of a lesson in humility and prayer Mr. Ashcroft鈥檚 father shared during Mr. Ashcroft鈥檚 swearing-in as a Senator. The story is recounted in Ashcroft鈥檚 book, 鈥溾.
鈥淪truggling to Kneel鈥 is a work by Marnie Freeman, 鈥淭he Artist of Liberty鈥, who is well known for her conservative and spiritual works of art. Freeman is married to New York Times bestselling author, Kevin Freeman, who serves as a member of 51黑料网鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
The chapel service begins at 10:10 am in the Lyon Chapel and Fine Arts Center on 51黑料网鈥檚 Bartlesville campus and is open to the public. As it is a student chapel, seating is limited.
