[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E597-E598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING PASTOR ROBIN ROBINSON FOR HER SERVICE TO KERN COUNTY, 
                               CALIFORNIA

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. KEVIN McCARTHY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2022

  Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
outstanding leadership and proud legacy of community service of Pastor 
Robin Robinson of Bakersfield, California.
  Born in Bakersfield and raised in Oklahoma, Pastor Robinson returned 
to her roots in Kern County when she was 15 years old, moving back to 
the Golden State to attend Arvin High School. After graduation, she 
went straight into the workforce, earning a California State 
contractor's license to start out and becoming a small business owner 
within the oil industry. By age 26, Pastor Robinson joined Canyon Hills 
Church as Bus Director--a move that would alter the trajectory of both 
the church and Pastor Robinson's life forever.
  Transformed by the word of God while at Canyon Hills Church, Pastor 
Robinson decided to enroll in seminary and embark on a life of service. 
Upon graduation, she served as the church's Children's Pastor for ten 
years, sharing the Gospel with our community's youth. Because of her 
dedication and devotion to the congregation, she later became the 
Outreach Pastor, the Junior High Pastor which she served as for 19 
years, and then the Adult Ministries Pastor, helping to lead the 
congregation with strength and compassion.
  In 2019, Pastor Robinson accepted an offer to lead CityServe Kern 
County, a nonprofit that helps connect and empower local churches to 
better support the needs of our community. As the Community Development 
and Church Engagement Director, Pastor Robinson coordinated with 
businesses, local partners, and 120 churches in Kern County to help the 
most vulnerable receive much-needed food, secure housing, and obtain 
critical job

[[Page E598]]

training. CityServe's work grew tenfold during the coronavirus pandemic 
and in 2020, the organization provided over 150,000 meals and supplies 
to residents, due in large part to Pastor Robinson's work, which led to 
CityServe being recognized as the 2021 Nonprofit of the Year for 
California's 16th Senate District.
  Throughout her life, Pastor Robinson has led with grace, humility, 
and a steadfast devotion to God and community. Though she will be 
greatly missed in Bakersfield, I am confident she will continue to 
uplift and transform the people around her. On behalf of the 23rd 
Congressional District of California, I would like to thank Pastor 
Robinson for her decades of service to our community and I wish her and 
Corby the very best as they enter this next chapter of life spending 
more time with their children, Casey and Haley, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

                          ____________________