Whipps was sworn in as president during the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol of Palau. The pillars of his church and family supported the president through the ceremony.
The inauguration program incorporated members of the local Seventh-day Adventist church and school.
Chamberlain Kinsiano, associate pastor of the Koror Seventh-day Adventist Church, offered the invocational prayer for the ceremony. Later in closing, after the president’s inaugural address, the Koror Seventh-day Adventist Youth sang the song of hope, “Heal Our Land.”
Whipps continues to be an active member of the Koror Seventh-day Adventist church in Palau. His church leadership roles include church deacon, member of the Guam-Micronesia Mission Executive Committee, board member of the Guam Seventh-day Adventist Clinic, and chairman of the Palau Adventist School board." News784St.Vincent
