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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Wintley Phipps | image = | caption = Wintley Phipps | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Wintley Augustus Phipps | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|1|7}} | Height = | origin = [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | genre = [[Christian music|Christian]], [[Gospel Music|Gospel]] | occupation = singer, musician, entrepreneur, Minister | instrument = | years_active = 1970s&ndash;present | label = | website = }} {{Seventh-day Adventism}} '''Wintley Augustus Phipps, Sr.''' (born January 7, 1955) is a vocal artist, and founder of the U.S. Dream Academy,<ref>[http://www.usdreamacademy.org/about/founding_story US Dream Academy: Our Founding Story] US Dream Academy. Retrieved November 29, 2011</ref> Songs of Freedom Publishing Company, and Coral Records Recording Company. He features a "booming baritone" voice, usually singing inspirational gospel music.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wintley-phipps-p2372/ Allmusic: Wintley Phipps] Allmusic Guide. Retrieved December 1, 2011</ref> He is an ordained [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] minister.<ref name = "PBS">{{cite web | last1 = Lawton | first1 = Kim | title = Wintley Phipps, Interview | work = Religion and Ethics Newsweekly | publisher = PBS | date = April 10, 2009 | url = http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-10-2009/wintley-phipps/2627/ | accessdate = 2011-11-29 }}</ref> ==Biography== Phipps was born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], but at an early age moved to [[Montreal, Quebec]], [[Canada]]. He attended [[Kingsway College]] in [[Oshawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]], a Seventh-day Adventist academy, and later [[Oakwood University|Oakwood College]], a Seventh-day Adventist college (university since 2007) in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Theology. Phipps would go on to earn a [[Master of Divinity]] degree from [[Andrews University]], a Seventh-day Adventist university in [[Berrien Springs, Michigan]]. Wintley Phipps served as senior pastor to several churches in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, including the Capitol Hill and Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Churches. He currently serves as pastor of the [http://www.palmbaysda.com/ Palm Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church] in [[Palm Bay, Florida]]. Wintley is married to Linda Galloway, whom he met at Oakwood.<ref name = "PBS"/> They have three sons: Wintley II, Winston Adriel, and Wade Alexander. ==Notable performances== He has performed for [[American presidents]] [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]], and [[Barack Obama]] at several [[National Prayer Breakfast]] events and other celebrations.<ref name = "PBS"/> He performed for the [[1984 Democratic National Convention|1984]]<ref name = "Listen">{{Cite journal | last = Goldstein | first = Clifford | title = Wintley Phipps, setting the standard | journal = Listen | volume = 44 | issue = 8 | pages = 4–7 | publisher = Pacific Press Pub Assn | location = Nampa, ID | date = August 1991 | url = http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/LISTEN/LISTEN19910801-V44-08__C.pdf#view=fit | issn = 0024-435X | accessdate = 2011-11-30}}</ref> and [[1988 Democratic National Convention|1988]]<ref>{{Cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Galaxy of stars performed for Democratic delegates | journal = Jet | volume = 74 | issue = 19 | page = 60 | publisher = Johnson Publishing | location = Chicago, Ill | date = August 8, 1988 | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=Ob0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=%22wintley+phipps%22&hl=en&ei=B57UTuLCKuL30gHlqMGOAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22wintley%20phipps%22&f=true | issn = 0021-5996 | accessdate = 2011-11-29}}</ref> Democratic National Conventions, [[Rosa Parks|Rosa Parks']] 77th Birthday gala at the Kennedy Center,<ref>*{{Cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Rosa Parks lauded on her 77th birthday at Kennedy Center gala. | journal = Jet | volume = 77 | issue = 21 | pages = 22–24 | publisher = Johnson Publishing Company | location = Chicago, Ill | date = March 5, 1990 | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=z70DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=%22wintley+phipps%22&hl=en&ei=B57UTuLCKuL30gHlqMGOAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22wintley%20phipps%22&f=true | issn = 0021-5996 | accessdate = 2011-11-29}}</ref> [[Mother Teresa]] of [[Calcutta]],<ref name = "BlackSDA">{{cite web | title = Current Black Seventh-day Adventist Pioneers | work = Black SDA History | url = http://blacksdahistory.org/Current_Black_Adventist_Pioneers.html | accessdate = 2011-11-29}}</ref> and former South African President [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref name = "BlackSDA" /> He has appeared on programs such as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. television special, Dr. Robert Schuller's ''Hour of Power'' Telecast, and the [[Billy Graham]] Crusades; at the Vatican,<ref name = "BlackSDA" /> and as guest soloist at [[Diana Ross]]' wedding ceremony in [[Switzerland]],;<ref name = "Listen"/> and on [[Saturday Night Live]],<ref>{{Cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Jackson entertained and educated while SNL host | journal = Jet | volume = 67 | issue = 10 | page = 55 | publisher = Johnson Publishing | location = Chicago, Ill | date = November 12, 1984 | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=eq4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55&dq=%22wintley+phipps%22&hl=en&ei=B57UTuLCKuL30gHlqMGOAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22wintley%20phipps%22&f=false | issn = 0021-5996 | accessdate = 2011-11-29}}</ref> [[Soul Train]], and [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]. He has conducted lectures in [[Europe]], [[Australia]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]], and North and [[South America]]. ==U.S. Dream Academy, Inc== In 1998, Phipps founded the U.S. Dream Academy, Inc.,<ref name = "PBS"/> a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a values-based, interactive, tutorial and remedial education program targeting children and at-risk youth through community Family Learning Centers located in various states. Phipps wanted something to help break the cycle he saw played out so many times in his own family. Wintley formed the U.S. Dream Academy to help children who've had a family member behind bars. The program provides mentoring, academic tutoring, and exposure to computers and the Internet. Phipps 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." The Academy has garnered praise from [[Oprah Winfrey]] and former president [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name="ORWP">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/uyl/angel/uyl_angel_20010611.jhtml |title=Unplanned. Unrehearsed. Wintley Phipps sings Amazing Grace |publisher=Harpo, Inc. (Oprah.com) |date=2001-06-11 |accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> ==Awards== * Oprah's Angel Network $100,000 "Use Your Life" Award. * Grammy Award nominations in 1988 and 1989 * 2005 MMP Fall Leadership, $100,000 ==Discography== === Studio albums === * ''I Give You My Life'' (1979) * ''The Neo-Gospel Experience'' (1982) * ''Lord, You Are My Music'' (1984) * ''I Give You My Life'' (1984) * ''I Choose You Again'' (1984) * ''We Are One'' (1985) * ''The Great Controversy'' (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'' (Discovery House, 2005) * ''Spirituals: A Symphonic Celebration'' (Discovery House, 2006) * ''No Need for Fear'' (Discovery House, 2007) * ''[[The Classics (Wintley Phipps album)|The Classics]]'' (Discovery House, 2008) * ''O Holy Night!'' (Discovery House, 2009) * ''My Greatest Romance'' (Discovery House, 2011) * ''To God Be the Glory'' (Discovery House, 2011) * ''Near the Cross: Wintely Phipps Sings the Beloved Hymns of Fanny Crosby'' (2013) * I Surrender All (Discovery House, 2015) ===Live albums=== * ''Wintley Phipps Live'' (2000) ===Compilations=== * ''Christmas in Vienna - Diana Ross'' (1993) * ''Don't Let Me Walk This Road Alone (Duet with Melissa Manchester from the album If My Heart Had Wings)'' (1995) * ''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'' (Discovery House, 2004) ===Videos=== * ''No Need to Fear'' (Discovery House) * ''Spirituals: A Symphonic Celebration'' (Discovery House, 2008) * ''Favorite Hymns of Billy Graham '' (Discovery House, 2008) ==See also== {{Portal|Seventh-day Adventist Church|Christianity}} *[[Cadet Sisters]] *[[Gospel Music]] *[[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== *{{cite book | last1 = Phipps | first1 = Wintley | last2 = Down | first2 = Goldie M. | title = The power of a dream: The inspiring story of a young man's audacious faith | publisher = Zondervan | year = 1994 | location = Grand Rapids, MI | pages = 186 | url = | isbn = 0-310-47920-7 }} *Phipps, Wintley; James Lund (2015). Your Best Destiny: Becoming the person you were created to be. Tyndale Publishers *Phipps, Wintley; Perfecting Me: Becoming the person you were created to be. Songs of Freedom Publishing ==External links== * [http://www.adventistreview.org/2001-1536/story5.html Adventist Review Article] * http://www.palmbaysda.com * [http://www.chcsda.org Capitol Hill SDA Church] * [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Z7IWoHtTIPcJ:www.usdreamacademy.com/2002/uda_phipps.html+wintley+phipps&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 U.S. Dream Academy Google Cache] * [http://www.answers.com/topic/wintley-phipps] * [http://www.markerman.com/newsroom2005/Markerman_news.asp?newsid=83 Wintley Phipps Regales MMP] * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_23_17/ai_75706955 Phipps Helps Youth Hum a Different Tune - Wintley Phipps' U.S. Dream Academy - Interview] * [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-10-2009/wintley-phipps/2627 PBS Religion & Ethics Article - April 10, 2009] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Phipps, Wintley}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago musicians]] [[Category:Oakwood University alumni]] [[Category:Andrews University alumni]] [[Category:American Christians]] [[Category:American gospel singers]] [[Category:American Seventh-day Adventists]] [[Category:American Seventh-day Adventist clergy]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago Seventh-day Adventists]] [[Category:Seventh-day Adventist clergy]]'