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Biography of the
Reverend Darrell L. Armstrong, MDiv.,
Ed.S, MFT
 The
Rev. Darrell LaRue Armstrong is only the 3rd Pastor of the Shiloh
Baptist Church (Trenton, NJ) in the last 106 years (ref.
www.ShilohTrenton.org)! Shiloh is a thriving community of faith rooted
in the African American worship tradition.
He is married to Melanie L. Pinkney,
Esq., who serves as the Executive Director of the Division of Civil
Rights and Affirmative Action for the NJ Department of Transportation.
(NJ-DOT). They are the parents of Amaris Kayla (6 years) and Daniel
LaRue (4 years).
In addition to being a father, husband,
and pastor, the Rev. Armstrong is a civic leader, a grassroots community
organizer, and a child welfare/family strengthening advocate. A native
of (South Central) Los Angeles, CA, the Rev. Armstrong believes that
learning
is a life-long endeavor
and a mutual process.
His policy training at Stanford
University (BA in Public Policy), theological training at Princeton
Theological Seminary
(M.Div.), and therapeutic/clinical training at
The College of New Jersey
(Ed.S. in marriage & family therapy) have uniquely
prepared him to be a respected voice in
the national and international child
welfare/family strengthening
communities.
He is a certified NPCL master-trainer
in Fatherhood/Responsible Male Involvement and a
certified trainer in Cornell University’s Family Development
Credential. In 2011, he will be certified in Infant and
Pre-School Mental Health.
He is frequently invited to appear in
national forums and media to address child welfare, family strengthening
and prevention issues of all types (child abuse, domestic violence,
crime, juvenile delinquency, etc...) He also lectures on
maternal/paternal child health issues as well as faith-based delivery of
social, human and child welfare services.
In 2001, he was interviewed on NBC10 in
Philadelphia for carrying the Olympic Torch for
the 2002 Winter
Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, a run he dedicated to America's
600,000+ foster children! In 2005, he was featured on a national
PBS Special entitled
"Faith & Family in America,"
which discusses the churches role in family services.
He is a highly sought after
motivational and inspirational speaker and has given keynote addresses
at several national conferences. He recently gave the opening prayer for
the U. S. House of Representatives (2009).
In May, 2010, the Rev. Armstrong made
history when he was elected the first non-
Presbyterian Trustee to Princeton
Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees – the
first in the school’s nearly 200 year
history! He is committed to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and
teaching religious tolerance in a world that is so religiously
intolerant.
Lastly, the Rev. Armstrong is the
author of two books published by VirGenice Publishing, Inc.:
~"Snapshots of a Foster Child: Past,
Present and Future,"
(a book chronicling his and his
family's involvement in Los Angeles Child Protective
Services & County Welfare Systems);
~"The Scent of Water: Reflections on
Hope, Inspiration and Resilience."
(a book addressing theological and
practical meanings of “hope” & chronicles his
time in Haiti during 2010 Earthquake);
To invite the Rev. Armstrong to
speak/present at your upcoming function or event, email:
Prevention@vzw.BlackBerry.net or log onto any of the following webs:
www.ShilohTrenton.org
www.ClergyTraining.org
www.VirGenice.org
The Rev. DLA Prays at U.S. Congress:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USAUnZgnXLQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The Rev. DLA Interviewed on PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week911/interview2.html
The Rev. DLA Carries
Olympic Torch:
http://www.ycminc.org/newsarticles/NEWSARTICLE.OLYMPICS.06-03-06.pdf
The Rev. DLA Speaks on
Child Abuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xSqedTocg
The Rev. DLA (in Haiti/’10 Erthquake):
http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/01/14/news/doc4b4e9686cec93318195192.txt
http://www.njn.net/about/pressrelease/10archive/10may-njperspectivesonhaiti.html
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