April 24, 2025

Dr. WILLIAM R. DOWNING,
who received the call to Gospel ministry
in 1963, pastored 6 different churches,
& in 1994 became founding pastor of
Sovereign Grace Baptist Church of Silicon
Valley, CA, home of the Pacific Institute of
Religious Studies & Sovereign Grace
Baptist Theological Seminary, where he
served as Director & President until his
retirement from pastoral ministry in 2021.
He is the author of 14 books, & his academic
degrees include an M.A. in Education, a Th.M,
a Ph.D.in New Testament Studies & an honorary D.D.
He will discuss:

“REFLECTIONS on the SOVEREIGN
GRACE MOVEMENT AMONG BAPTISTS
OVER the DECADES from a RETIRED
PASTOR”