Recognizing Rev. Patrick O. Lindsey

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Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate Greater Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church upon the 30th Anniversary of their pastor, Rev. Patrick Oliver Lindsey, and the First Lady of the Church, Kathy Lindsey. Pastor Lindsey, the fourth of eight children born to John, Sr. (deceased), and Ida Lindsey, lived on the eastside of Detroit, MI, and were educated in Detroit and Highland Park Public School systems. Rev. Lindsey furthered his education at the University of Michigan and graduated in 1981 with a BA in Political Science. Throughout his professional career, Rev. Lindsey furthered his studies at various institutions, including the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and DaimlerChrysler Corporate University in Lautenbach, Germany, and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

After marrying the former Kathy Sanders of Brownsville, TN, in April 1992, the couple was blessed with two wonderful children: a son named Kendall, a 2018 graduate of the University of Michigan, and a daughter named Kaylyn, a 2021 graduate of Wayne State University. This year, Rev. Lindsey and his wife celebrated 30 years of wedded bliss.

Rev. Lindsey made a firm commitment to the church in December 1983, and he began a life of faithful service at the Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church, where his family has worshipped since 1952. Under the stellar leadership of the late Pastor Robert E. Starghill, Sr., Rev. Lindsey was ordained as a deacon in March 1984 and served in a variety of leadership and service roles, including financial clerk, board secretary, Bible teacher, van ministry, Pastor's Chorus, and Men's group president.

In June 1992, Rev. Lindsey served as Pastor of the Greater Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. During his tenure, Rev. Lindsey has diligently cultivated the congregation's spiritual growth and development and prioritizes expository preaching, sound biblical teaching, and the practical application of scriptural principles. With the assistance of faithful deacons and trustees, Pastor Lindsey oversees the church's pastoral and business administration. For thirty years, Rev. Lindsey has faithfully performed the clerical duties of ``feeding and tending the flock,'' including teaching and preaching the Word, christening newborns, baptizing new believers, providing spiritual counsel to individuals and couples, comforting the bereaved, visiting sick and infirmed members, and aiding congregants in times of need.

Under Pastor Lindsey's leadership, the church re-launched its weekly Bible studies and prayer ministries and established new ministries for men, women, and youth. He requires that all church ministries have evangelism as a core mission. Rev. Lindsey founded the Rev. CJ Henderson Memorial Scholarship to provide students with financial support in pursuing higher education. Pastor Lindsey spearheaded Phase 1 of the church's building project--a complete renovation of the existing facilities. With plans for Phase 2 to include expanded worship and education facilities.

Rev. Lindsey's passions extend beyond his pastoral duties, as Rev. Lindsey also serves as Vice President, Government and Community Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit. In this position, he oversees the federal and state affairs offices, which support the University's goals and strategic plan by working with federal, state, and local elected officials to ensure adequate funding for the institution. He also is responsible for the community affairs office, which actively engages the University in the Greater Detroit community by building partnerships with the diverse ethnic and cultural organizations to make deep and sustained impacts.

Before joining WSU in 2012, Rev. Lindsey was Director of External Affairs & Development for Focus: HOPE and enjoyed a 20-year career at Chrysler as Manager of Community Relations and Senior Manager of State Relations.

I am genuinely amazed by Rev. Lindsey's extended capacity for a true impact on the community, evident in his various leadership roles, organizational affiliations, and volunteer activities. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Urban League, board member and past Board Chair of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan, Vice Moderator of the Pleasant Grove Baptist District Association, board member and Secretary of Detroit Community Health Connection, board and executive committee member of the Eastside Community Network, member of the committee advisory committee of Meridian Health, and board member and nomination committee chair of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. He has also served in other organizations, including the City of Detroit Workforce Development Board, Black Family Development, Inc., Mack Alive, Wayne State University Human Investigation Committee, and the Eight Mile Boulevard Association, to name a few. He is a proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and a life member of the Detroit Branch NAACP and the University of Michigan Alumni Association.

I congratulate Rev., and First Lady Lindsey, on three decades of service to all.

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