Dr. Dante D. Wright I

Senior Pastor

Dr. Wright is an Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at Anderson University. Before coming to Anderson, he served as an adjunct professor at Criswell College, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Anderson University. He is currently in his 18th year of service as the Senior Pastor of Sweet Home Baptist – The Pinnacle of Praise in Round Rock, Texas. Dr. Wright is devoted to preaching and teaching the Word of God in both the sanctuary and seminary.

Dr. Wright’s extensive ministry and service includes membership and leadership among many notable Boards of Directors and organizations, including the election as Vice-President and Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention; as well as serving as a member of: Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Academy of Homiletics, Criswell College Board of Trustees, Evangelical Homiletical Society, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

He has served as the keynote speaker and lectured at many historic academic institutions, including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Liberty University Rawlings Divinity School, and Huston-Tillotson University. Dr. Wright earned an Associate Degree in 1991, Cisco Junior College, Cisco, Texas; a B.S. in 1994, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; an M.A. in Christian Leadership in 2000, an M. Div. Degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg,
Virginia, a D. Min with an academic concentration in Homiletics from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary; a Th.M. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Homiletics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He is devoted to preaching and teaching the Word of God in both the sanctuary and seminary. Dr. Wright is a husband, a father, and a friend. In his spare time, you will find him reading or watching football.