a leader is a servant.
Dr. Willie D. Robinson is a Social Crisis Minister of the gospel who became senior pastor of the University Community Christian Church on October 14, 1998, succeeding his mentor the late Dr. William W. Hannah. Dr. Robinson is an accomplished author, distinguished counselor, and revered motivational speaker. He has written church ministry manuals, bylaws, and social crisis dissertations which can be found at various theological seminaries and churches all across the nation. Dr. Robinson has earned over half a dozen degrees in a wide variety of areas. Born and Raised in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dr. Robinson exhibited organizational skills as a youth by organizing groups of family and friends in the neighborhood for games and recreational activities. He worked at the YMCA with children as a youth during the summer while in high school. He also served for years as a basketball player and coach and instructor for young men. His spiritual experience and praxis was developed at the historic Second Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent and at LaRue D. Carter Hospital while working as a pediatrics psychiatric counselor and later as a director.
Pastor Robinson & Wife
At the hospital, Dr. Robinson developed and budgeted various activities, incentive programs, and disciplinary measures for children who were psychologically and/or physically impaired.
Dr. Robinson joined University Community Christian Church in 1993 and served as an elder for two years before becoming pastor. Previously, he served as Devotional Leader, Chairman of the Mens’ Usher Board, Sunday School Superintendent, Teacher, Marriage Counselor, and Mentor. He is the founder of the TPM program, which is a Model Ministry for the Individual Self-Esteem and Cognitive Development of Young African American Males. Dr. Robinson has obtained nearly a dozen degrees since 1971. A few of Dr. Robinson’s most recent academic credits include: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Martin University: 1991), Master of Science in Business Management (Indiana Wesleyan University: 1993), Master of Science in Urban Ministry (Martin University: 1997) and a Doctor of Ministry in Social Crisis Ministry (United Theological Seminary: 2000). Dr. Robinson poignantly stated: “The church must grow in spiritual health and spiritual wealth. Once the church surrenders to doing the work of social crisis ministry, only then will God heal the community.”
LEADERSHIP IS A BLESSING.
Through his vast education Dr. Robinson has been a blessing to many as a personal counselor and as a contract negotiator for the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Daimler Chrysler Corporation for nearly 30 years. He has been married to Indianapolis Realtor Maggie Pat Downing-Robinson for more than three decades and together they have three children: Rakale, (R.N., MSN) a director of clinical services at Eli Lilly Company; Warren, (B.A., J.D.) an attorney and Multi-Media Producer, and Rakeisha, a sophomore at Manchester University.
First Lady Robinson has been married to her loving, caring and devoted husband, Pastor Dr. Willie D. Robinson, for nearly four incredible decades. An Indianapolis native, First Lady graduated from the historic Washington High School on the Westside of Indianapolis. After high school, First Lady graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition Management and immediately went to work as a high school teacher in the Indianapolis Public School System (IPS). After her tenure with IPS, first lady worked as an executive at L.S. Ayers Company, later becoming a director in the state’s Emergency Management Crisis Unit. After a ten-year tenure as a consultant for the state (ending her service in a support role for the Marion County Health Department), First Lady devoted her time to support her husband and raise her three children as a stay-at-home wife and mother. However after her youngest daughter became school aged, First Lady returned to school, graduated, and eventually embarked on what would become a highly successful tenure as a real estate agent and property manager. First Lady permanently retired in 2009.
Our First Lady is a gem.
Baptized at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, and formerly a member of Second Baptist Church, First Lady joined University Community Christian Church in 1994. She previously served as a diakonate, financial chairperson and usher. First Lady currently leads our Culinary and Hospitality Committees and is putting her homemaking skills to good use whilst currently publishing her first book: “A Quick Healthy Practical Guide to DELICIOUS Down Home Cooking: Recipes from Three Generations of Cooks!”
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