

The Pellett-Wearn Lecture Series Presents
For Thine Is
the Power
with Dr. Richard Boyce
Sundays at 9:30 am | Feb. 22 - Mar. 22, 2026
Dr. Richard Boyce
Richard Boyce is a retired Presbyterian minister who lives in Belmont, NC and is a member of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina. He had almost 40 years of active service, half in the parish (Virginia and North Carolina) and half at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, where he served as a member of the faculty and dean. During his time at the seminary, he also served two terms as mayor of Belmont. Richard is a graduate of Davidson College (BA in English) and Union Presbyterian Seminary (DMin, and PhD - in Old Testament). He and Kathleen (also a Davidson graduate) are parents of four daughters, and grandparents of six, going on eight (in NC, Pennsylvania, and Texas). He and Kathleen enjoy volunteering, and spending time with family and friends in many places, near and far.
Lectures
​In this series we will explore how we use, or don’t use power in God’s world – using stories from the Bible and contemporary stories (both fiction and non-fiction). We’ll reflect on the stories of people as diverse as Moses and Martin Luther King, and Ruth and two Alaskan Athabascan Indians. We’ll conclude by relating all these stories to the story of Jesus, whom we are called to follow – in the church and in the world.
Feb. 22: The Moses Story: From Rod to Sword
Mar. 1: The David Story: On the Way to Power
Mar. 8: The Ruth Story: Risky Business
Mar. 15: The Daniel Story: A Failure of Nerve?
Mar. 22: The Jesus Story: Binding the Strong Man
Past Lectures
coming soon...