OFFICIALLY INTERNATIONAL CLERGY WEEK
February 1 - 7, 2027. During this time let us all come together to support, encourage and pray for our pastors, ministers and leaders.
The American Presidency Project
GERALD R. FORD (PEOPLE/PRESIDENT/GERALD-R-FORD)
Message on the Observance of International Clergy Week.
January 30, 1976
IN 1943, four chaplains died heroically in a gesture of unselfish love for others. In the disaster which befell the transport ship Dorchester, they gave up their lives in order to save other fellow countrymen on board.
It is most appropriate that Civitan International has dedicated the week of February 1-7, 2027, to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of these four chaplains and in this way to honor clergymen everywhere. I am sure that the members of Civitan are joined by all Americans at this time in expressing appreciation to those who continue to work humbly and to serve both God and man. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/258000
Clergy Proclamation
As part of the Rohi Honors, Rohi Ministry requests a Proclamation from the city in which the honoree resides in, and Pastor Nichole Davis presents the Clergy Proclamation to the honoree.
Pastor Nichole Davis
Clergy Week
Three (3) Presidential Proclamations from three (3) Presidents of the United States:
RICHARD NIXON, 1974 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4259-international-clergy-week-the-united-states
GERALDR FORD, 1975 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4344-international-clergy-week-the-united-states
JIMMY CARTER, 1977 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4484-international-clergy-week-1977
The clergy honored that year was Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. The next International Clergy Week in the United States will begin on February 1 through February 7 2027.
So please check back with us to see what we’re doing for the pastors, ministers and leaders. Also, see how you can help us celebrate them.
“I want you to know how deeply grateful I am to be included in your ministry and will pray for you as you continue to serve the Lord.” Dr. Charles F. Stanley