Lincoln impersonator to speak at Westminster Christian

On Wednesday at 10 a.m., Westminster Christian School in Elgin will host an Abraham Lincoln impersonator as chapel speaker.

The Rev. Richard Anderson is the senior pastor of Pam City Presbyterian Church in Florida. In 1970, he became the first person in Yale University history to receive simultaneous degrees in music and divinity. He sang opera in Germany for six years, performed on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and in New York's Carnegie Hall. After the American troops returned from the Persian Gulf, he also appeared as Lincoln in the Illinois Senate Chamber in Springfield. The pastor also has presented his impersonation of our 16th President in Washington, D.C., at the Lincoln Memorial, Constitution Hall, Ford's Theatre, and the Congress of the United States for the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. Anderson also gave "The Gettysburg Address" on the NBC "Today" Show.

Anderson will speak, portraying Lincoln, on Matthew 18:7, as well as expound on the spiritual foundations of Lincoln's leadership style. The public is invited to attend.

Westminster Christian School is a private pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade school located at 2700 W. Highland Ave., Elgin.