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Pastor Lonnie Townsend Sr.

Pastor Lonnie Townsend was born in Houston, TX to the late Jack and Shirley Townsend on May 9, 1960. He has one sister and four brothers, one of which being his twin. He spent his early years in El Dorado, Arkansas, where he graduated from High School in May of 1978. Pastor Townsend enlisted in the United States Army in June of 1978. He retired in September of 1994. Pastor Lonnie Townsend had a very noteworthy military career serving as a 16D Hawk Missile Crew Chief. His career took him to several different posts including Bitburg, Germany; Wurzbach, Germany; and Fort Bliss, TX. Pastor Townsend also served a tour of duty in the Desert Storm Persian Gulf War. For the last seventeen years Pastor Townsend has been employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as an Environmental Management Supervisor.

Pastor Townsend met the love of his life, Addie Mae Stewart, the daughter of the late Isaiah and Henrietta Stewart of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, while they were stationed at Kitizgen, Germany.  They were married in 1982 and to this union three wonderful children were born, LaKesha, Lonnie Jr. and Michelle. The other love of his life is his granddaughter Sariah Michelle.

He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1983 under the leadership of Pastor O.I. Kirk Sr. at the Unity Missionary Baptist Church. He was ordained as a deacon in 1988 and in 1994 accepted his calling to the ministry. He proved himself to be a faithful servant and was appointed by Pastor Kirk as “Assistant to the Pastor” in 2001. In 2010 he was entrusted with the care of Unity by being appointed as the “Assistant to the Church”. Pastor Townsend is the second Pastor of Unity Missionary Baptist Church following the late Dr. O. I. Kirk, Sr. who served as Pastor for 49 Years.

“I believe every born again believer needs to have the heartbeat of GOD, and to have the principle of GOD embedded in their hearts. My calling is to work with people of all ethnic backgrounds, for GOD has no respect of person. I am just a country boy trying to share the good news that there is HOPE in what seems like a hopeless world.”  ~ Pastor Lonnie Townsend Sr.


Staff

Ministers
Minister Allen Bonds
Minister Charles Kelley
Minister Delmus Lowe
Minister Allen Moton
Minister Desi Russell
Minister-In-Training Eddie Swift
Minister-In-Training James Williams
​Evangelist-in-Training Herbert Baker


Deacons
Deacon Robert Jones
Deacon Johnny Pippen
Deacon-In-Training Marvin Jones
​Deacon-in-Training Bennie Jordan

Trustees
Brother Benny Jordan
Brother Marvin Jones
Sister Michelle Turner
Brother Robert Jones
Brother Richard Fair
Brother Roy Murray
Sister Kamala Bethea
Honorary Trustee - Minister Allen Bonds

Church Clerk

Sister Kathy McFarland-Mason
Assistant Church Clerk
Sister Addie Townsend

Director of Finance
Minister Desi Russell

Executive Secretary
Sister Brenda Kirk Harrison

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Unity Missionary Baptist Church is a church that is teaching and developing disciples that they will be able to do the mission of the church which is reaching souls for the Kingdom. ​Matthew 28: 19-20

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