Melton Delivers Founders’ Day Address Feb. 2

Dr. Doug Melton, pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, delivered the Founders’ Day chapel address at Oklahoma Baptist University Feb. 2. The service was held in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee.

Founders’ Day is held each year near the beginning of the spring semester to commemorate the University’s incorporation in 1910. Founders’ Day is also dedicated to honoring those who have faithfully served as faculty and staff at OBU in the past.

Melton has served as pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church since 2000. He previously served at OBU for 14 years, with the final seven years of his tenure being in the role of dean of students. He earned a bachelor’s degree from OBU in 1983. He then earned both a Master of Science and Ph.D. in higher education from the University of North Texas. He has served as president of the Oklahoma Pastors Conference and the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (now Oklahoma Baptists). He has also served on the board of directors for Oklahoma Baptists, the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee, and the International Mission Board board of trustees. He has previously spoken at OBU, including serving as the spring commencement speaker in May 2021 and the winter commencement speaker in December 2010.