[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 104 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  RECOGNIZING REV. PATRICK O. LINDSEY

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                        HON. BRENDA L. LAWRENCE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 17, 2022

  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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