Disciples of Christ General Minister and President, Sharon Watkins, gave the sermon last month at the National Prayer Service in Washington, D.C. on the day following the inauguration of President Obama, Disciples. She was the first woman ever to be invited to give this address. Her sermon was presented before the President and First Lady, the Vice President and his wife, the members of the Supreme Court, former President Clinton and many others.
The National Prayer Service has been held the day after the inauguration since the days of George Washington. Disciples of Christ leaders were especially prominent this year. Cynthia Hale, an African-American senior minister at Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, GA read the scripture for the service. Michael Kinnamon, ordained Disciples minister and Secretary General of the National Council of Churches, had been invited to say the benediction for the service but had to decline.
An online video can be found by going to the bottom of the following webpage: www.disciples.org/tabid/176/General-Minister-And-President-Preaches-At-Nationa.aspx