Rev. Dr. Robert A. Strode
Married to Shelby for 46 years (April 19, 1974)
PASTORAL EXPERIENCE
46 years in the pastoral ministry:
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, Georgetown, KY
St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Versailles, KY; New Tyler A.M.E. Church, Memphis, TN
Warren Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chattanooga, TN, Presiding Elder of the Chattanooga District (acting by appointment) St. John A.M.E. Church, Frankfort, Ky. Youngs Chapel A.M. E. Church, Louisville, Ky. Presiding Elder of the Lexington District Kentucky Annual Conference, Pastor St. Paul AME Versailles, Ky.
Presently Pastor of Historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church Lexington, KY
EDUCATION & ECCLESIASTICAL LEADERSHIP
Henry Clay High School, Lexington, KY
Devry Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (Electronics)
American Bible College, Pineland, FL
Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY (B.A. History & Psychology)
Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, KY (Master’s of Divinity)
Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, Ky. (Doctor or Ministry)
Secretary for the Kentucky Conference Board of Examiners (1977-1987)
Dean of the West Tennessee Conference Board of Examiners (1987-1990)
Chairman of the East Tennessee Conference Board of Examiners of the AME
Church (1990-1998)
Dean of the Board of Examiners of the Kentucky Annual Conference, AME
Church (2000-2010)
Chair of the Kentucky Annual Conference School of the Prophets of AME Church
(2004-2010)
Dean of the Board of Examiners of the West Kentucky Annual Conference, AME
Church (2010-2011)
Delegate to The General Conference (1980-2004)
Member of The Episcopal Committee (1996 and 2004 Vice-Chair of the Judiciary)
Evangelical/Pastoral work for the KY Corrections Department
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Council of Churches, Franklin Co.
Ministerial Association
American Bible Institute
National Historical Society
Lexington Theological Seminary Alumni Council
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
NAACP Woodford, Co. Ky., Memphis, Tn., Chattanooga, Tn., Frankfort, Ky.
Volunteer Community School Board, Chattanooga, Tn.
Kings Center Board, Frankfort, KY
United Way Board Chattanooga, Tn.
Metropolitan Council Chattanooga, Tn.
Franklin County Public School Equity Commission
Chaplain for the Kentucky State General Assembly and many other boards during his
tenure as a Pastor in Kentucky and Tennessee.
YMCA Board
Former Chair of the Membership Committee, Downtown Frankfort Board
Kentucky State University Regional Stewardship Advisory Committee
Franklin County Drug Court Advisory Committee
Appointed by the Supreme Court of Kentucky to serve on the Board of Governors
AWARDS RECEIVED
Who’s Who in College and Universities
Academic Excellence Award
Pastor of the Year Award several times from the Young People Division
Of the Women’s Missionary Society of the A.M.E. Church
Racial harmony award from the City of Chattanooga
Recognized by Dr. Dennis Dickerson, Historiographer of the A.M.E. Church during
the 1994 Institute in Philadelphia, PA
2002 Outstanding Board Member of Downtown Frankfort
Kentucky Colonel
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Award, Frankfort, KY
Kings Center Distinguished Board Member Award, Frankfort, Ky.