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Pastor Livingston shares life and ministry with his wife Frances Berena Livingston. She is a Social
Work Counselor and works as a health care counselor with Accolade, Inc.. They have three children:
Lauren Shaye Livingston, Rachel Berena Livingston and Michael Jelani Livingston.
Pastor Livingston’s life in the church and his faith in the Lord
have sustained him all throughout his life. He knows what it
means to “come this far by faith.” He grew up in the home of a
single mother, and never met his father. Pastor Livingston is
often heard to say, “God can make a way out of no way. He
(God) has said to me, ‘your earthly father may not have been
there, but your heavenly father was there every step of the
way.’”
have sustained him all throughout his life. He knows what it
means to “come this far by faith.” He grew up in the home of a
single mother, and never met his father. Pastor Livingston is
often heard to say, “God can make a way out of no way. He
(God) has said to me, ‘your earthly father may not have been
there, but your heavenly father was there every step of the
way.’”
Our pastor is the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Michael Livingston, DMin. He has
served the Mother African Union Church for 13 years as our senior
pastor. He has been in ministry for 28 years, and served churches in
Washington, DC, St. Michaels, MD, and in Wilmington, DE before
coming to be our pastor in 1998. We are pleased to have him as our
spiritual leader; and the Mother Church has grown considerably in the last
13 years.
During that time our church started an African American history
museum/gallery in the church building, added a number of programs, such
as our Elders Ministry, Kwanzaa Summer Camp, Ujima After School
Program, Gathering of Men, and Harambee Rites of Passage Program for
Boys, to name just a few. Under Pastor Livingston’s leadership we have
introduced a second worship service, and we are reaching out into the
community with the Word of God. Our church continues to grow with
several Bible studies, and ministry groups. Under his leadership we
ordained 9 to ordained ministry and licensed one person to preach in July
2010, and licensed another in July 2011
served the Mother African Union Church for 13 years as our senior
pastor. He has been in ministry for 28 years, and served churches in
Washington, DC, St. Michaels, MD, and in Wilmington, DE before
coming to be our pastor in 1998. We are pleased to have him as our
spiritual leader; and the Mother Church has grown considerably in the last
13 years.
During that time our church started an African American history
museum/gallery in the church building, added a number of programs, such
as our Elders Ministry, Kwanzaa Summer Camp, Ujima After School
Program, Gathering of Men, and Harambee Rites of Passage Program for
Boys, to name just a few. Under Pastor Livingston’s leadership we have
introduced a second worship service, and we are reaching out into the
community with the Word of God. Our church continues to grow with
several Bible studies, and ministry groups. Under his leadership we
ordained 9 to ordained ministry and licensed one person to preach in July
2010, and licensed another in July 2011
He has studied The Word of God with noted scholars, theologians
and pastors such as Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder, noted New
Testament Scholar and Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, and Rev. Dr.
Josiah Young, a nationally known Liberation Theologian. He has
served along with Dr. Felder as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Biblical Institute for Social Change.
Pastor Livingston was born and grew up in Wilmington, DE. He
attended Howard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in
Journalism in 1980. After college, he worked as a reporter with United
Methodist News Service (UMNS) on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C
for four years.
Hearing the call from God, Pastor Livingston returned to Howard
University to earn a Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree in 1986, and
he also earned the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in 1995. His doctoral
dissertation was Moving Towards Liberation Through History,
Culture and Tradition, geared towards the revitalization of the African
American Church.
attended Howard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in
Journalism in 1980. After college, he worked as a reporter with United
Methodist News Service (UMNS) on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C
for four years.
Hearing the call from God, Pastor Livingston returned to Howard
University to earn a Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree in 1986, and
he also earned the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in 1995. His doctoral
dissertation was Moving Towards Liberation Through History,
Culture and Tradition, geared towards the revitalization of the African
American Church.
| Mother African Union Church |
| ...A beacon of light to all, building the Kingdom of God as a loving family. |
Rev. Lawrence Michael Livingston
