Elmendorf Reformed Church: Our Pastor

Rev. Patricia A. Singletary

First Female Pastor in the History of the Elmendorf Church
First Pastor of the New Millennium

Rev. Patricia A. Singletary was born in Harlem, Harlem Hospital to be exact, and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant area. She was educated in the New York City school system, and is a graduate of Franklin K. Lane High School.

Education:
Virginia Seminary & College - [now known as-University of Virginia at Lynchburg]-
Associate of Arts degree [AA] - Christian Education
State University of New York - Empire State College
Associate of Science degree [AS] - Business Administration
Bachelor of Science degree [BS] - Business Organization & Management
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Masters of Divinity degree [M.DIV]
Doctor of Ministry degree [D. Min.]- Urban Ministry - candidate
New York University - Investment Banking certification
Manhattan Bible Institute - Bachelor of Theology degree [TH.B], Masters of Religious Education degree [MRE]
Tennessee School of Religion - Doctor of Divinity degree [DD]
Hospital Chaplaincy (CPE) Internship - Lenox Hill Hospital, Harlem Hospital

Former Occupation:
Underwriting Securities Specialist [Investment Banking] - retired - [34 years]
Depository Trust Clearing Corporation - New York Stock Exchange

Religious Affiliation:
Ordained Baptist minister and ordained in the Reformed Church in America. She was former Senior Associate minister of the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Jamaica, New York; under the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Betts, Sr.

Martial Status:
She was married to the Late Edward F. Singletary. She is the mother of two sons, Erik and Don. The grandmother of five: Tiana, Erik, Danielle, Janelle, and Don.

Acknowledgements of her accomplishments are found in:
Who's Who of Women in America.
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
Who's Who in the World.

Motto: Called for such a time as this!

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