Tuesday, January 13
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Student Ministry Building, Plano Campus

Guest Speaker: Lt. Col. Allen West, US Army, Ret.

Topic: “The Biblical Foundation for the Ideas That Birthed Our Nation”

Lieutenant Colonel Allen West, US Army, Ret., is the Executive Director of the American Constitutional Conservative Rights Union and the ACRU Action Fund. He is a constitutional conservative, combat veteran and former member of the US Congress.

Lt. Col. West is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. During his 22-year career in the Army, West served in several combat zones and received many honors, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award. In 1993, he was named the US Army ROTC

Instructor of the Year. He is also a former commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard.

In November 2010, West was elected to the United States Congress representing Florida’s 22^nd District. As a member of the 112^th Congress, West sat on the Small Business and Armed Services Committees. In July of 2020, Col. West was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas by an overwhelming majority of state delegates.

Lt. Col. West is an avid distance runner, a Master SCUBA diver, and in his spare time, he enjoys cheering on his alma mater, the University of Tennessee Volunteers. He is a legacy life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a life member of the American Legion, a life member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the First Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, and the 101^st Airborne Division. He is a Patriot Life Member (Benefactor) of the National Rifle Association, and former Board Member and Life Member (Benefactor) of the Texas Rifle Association. West is an inductee into the University of Tennessee Army ROTC Hall of Fame.

Lt. Col. West is the author of three books: Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith, and Freedom; Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death; and We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto.

He is married to Dr. Angela Graham-West, a financial advisor, and they have two daughters and a grandson.