1325 Barksdale Road
Newark, DE 19711
Rev. Dr. Lonnie E. Rector, Pastor
Where we are growing from……
Information to Application to Sanctification
OUR PASTOR
The Reverend Dr. Lonnie E. Rector is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina; he is married to Lady Virginia Rector, and they are the proud parents of Scott Rector (Stacey, daughter-in-law) and the proud grandparents to Sebastian and Shane.
At the age of fifteen, Pastor Rector realized his calling to the ministry. He began to accept a number of public speaking engagements at youth revivals and youth day services. In August of 1983, he acknowledged his call to the gospel ministry. On Sunday, January 22, 1984, Dr. Rector preached his initial sermon and was given his license to preach the Gospel at the Harrison Grove Baptist Church under the pastorate of his father, Dr. Leon C. Rector Jr. On Sunday, March 17, 1985, he was ordained under the Tyger River Association in Roebuck, South Carolina.
The Pilgrim Baptist Church Family absolutely "Loves" our Pastor and Leading Lady.
"Come and See" what the Lord is doing with the Pilgrim Baptist Church Family!
A duty to reach out to the less fortunate.
An obligation to lead by example.
An all-inclusive approach: We help everyone regardless of their religious beliefs.
Acceptance of the fact that we, too, may someday require assistance in our time of need.
The path to salvation lies in volunteering.
About Us
Pilgrim Baptist Church is one of many African-American (black) churches in Newark, DE.
Pilgrim's history began in 1913 when the Reverend and Mrs. Ernest Twyman, Deacon and Mrs. John Giles, Deacon Lockman,George and Rosa Yancey, along with a few other dedicated Christians, were inspired to establish an African-American Baptistchurch in Newark, Delaware. Its first service was held in a tent on Church Street; sometime later, a building previously usedas a movie theater for people of color was purchased from Undertaker Jones to be used for services. The church was to becalled "The Pilgrim Baptist Church."
Pilgrim Pastors and Interim Pastors
November 2004 – Present Reverend Dr. Lonnie E. Rector
2003 – 2004 – Reverend Clifton Bundick (Interim Pastor)
1997 – 2003 – Reverend Michael A. Alston
1996 –1997 – Reverend David L. Minus (Interim Pastor)
1995 – 1996 – Reverend Paul Hayes (Interim Pastor)
1976 – 1995 – Reverend John C. Woodard
1947 – 1975 – Reverend Isaac S. Holmes
1913 – 1946 – Reverend Ernest Twyman
Our Affiliations & Partnerships
National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
The United Baptist State Convention of Delaware
The Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Association of Delaware, Inc.
The New England Missionary Baptist Convention
The Interdenominational Church Ushers Association of Delaware, Inc.
Pilgrim Associate Ministers
Reverend
James Jones
Reverend
John Lowery
Reverend
Sharon McNeill
Reverend
Thomas Revelle, III
Reverend
Beryl Yancey
"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH | 1325 Barksdale Road, Newark, DE 19711 | 302-453-8790
