Pastor Kendrick Bio

Reverend Dr. Calvin Robert Kendrick- Kendrick Ministries-calvin411.com

Born and raised in Bronx, NY
Received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in 1978
Licensed to preach in 1981 by Trinity Baptist Church
Received B.A. in Religious Studies in 1984 from Southwest Baptist University
While attending Southwest did missionary work in Monterrey, Mexico, and Chicago, Illinois
Graduated from the New York Theological Seminary in 1990 with Master of Divinity Degree
Served at The Concord Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Gardner C. Taylor as a Student from 1987-1990
Ordained at Trinity Baptist Church July 15, 1990
Returned to Trinity Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Reverend Dr. Nathaniel Tyler-Lloyd in 1991 and served as Minister of Evangelism, Advisor of Special Ministries, created the New Members Spiritual Growth Ministry, and served as Chairperson of the Lenten Ministry and taught evangelism in Trinity Bible Institute.
Served on The Bronx Borough President’s Transitional Team 2001-2002
Member of the NAACP since 2000
Held the office of the Democratic State Committee of the 83rd District in the Bronx from 2000 to 2005
Accepted the call to pastor Victory Baptist Church on July 22, 2001 as Victory’s 4th Senior Pastor
Completed requirements at the New York Theological Seminary to receive the Doctor of Ministry Degree on May 19, 2002
An active member of The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity. The United missionary Baptist Association.
Servers on the Advisory Board for Project Renewal in the Downtown Bronx as chaplain since 2005
President of the Victory Community Development Corporation.
Placed Victory Baptist Church on the World Wide Web victory411.com
Adjunct professor at New York Divinity School in 2009.
Severs on the Steering Committee fight for the Family since 2010-present
Responsible for helping Victory Baptist Church to obtain the 501c3 in 2012
Planted the seed for Victory to work with The American Baptist Churches of Metro-New York to build various projects including housing for future missions and ministries.
Served as pastor of Victory Baptist Church in the Bronx, New York from September 2001 until December 2014.

Luke 4:18 —

¹⁸ "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;