Pastor Louis R. Blakey, Sr.
First Lady Bessie T. Blakey
Biography

December 12, 1936

Born in Richmond, Virginia
1942 - 1953 Primary/High School Education, Richmond, Virginia
1954 - Present Holy Matrimony - Former Bessie Marie Thomas
1954 - Present Six Children - Thirteen Grandchildren - Two Great Grandchildren
1960 Active Member of Cedar Street Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
1967 Bachelor of Theology Degree - Lynchburg Seminary & College, Lynchburg, Virginia
1967 - 1974 Pastor of the Greater Nazarene Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, Virginia, and Pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Virginia
1974 - Present Founder/Pastor of New Canaan Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
1987 Bachelor of Arts Degree - Richmond Virginia Seminary
1988 Master of Divinity Degree - Richmond Virginia Seminary
1989 Doctor of Divinity Degree - Richmond Virginia Seminary
Civic Organizations (Past and Present) Trans-African Support Community of Richmond; Virginia Council of Churches; NAACP; Southside Ministerial Alliance; Baptist Ministers Conference; Oak Grove Civic Association
Goals "Fulfilling God's Vision of Spiritual Growth"
December 31, 2004 Retired as Pastor of New Canaan Baptist Church

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