BISHOP MELVIN E. CLARK SR.
by Jacquelyn McDonald, For New Pittsburgh Courier
The bristling crowd of nearly 500 at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel Ballroom in Moon Township was full of nostalgia and reflection when they gathered on May 6 to celebrate the 60th Diamond Pastoral Anniversary of Bishop Melvin Eugene Clark Sr.
An orchestrated plethora of Pastors, Bishops and politicians from the area joined in with friends and former members of the First Church Of God In Christ, aka The Church In The Round of Aliquippa, to honor their pastor.
Everyone stood as Dr. Curtis Daniels of Ohio struck the prompting note on the keyboard and Facilitator, Pastor Wayne Cobb, announced the entrance of the more than 25 Head Table guests, including international classical recording artist, Audrey DuBois Harris, the evening’s guest Psalmist and keynote speaker, Bishop Charles Edward Blake Sr., Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church Of God In Christ Inc.
An entourage of hostesses and armor bearers cheered with thunderous applause as the Guest Of Honor, Bishop Melvin E. Clark Sr., entered the ballroom adorned in purple and white.
Bishop Clark beamed with pride as he observed the attorneys, doctors, nurses, teachers and Ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ whom he’d mentored. Clark, a former elementary school principal before becoming a full-time Holiness Preacher, is known as the compassionate preacher in his community and church. He has personally invested in the careers of many of his young members while serving them in the capacity of Surrogate and Spiritual Father.
An array of awards, accolades and proclamations from the city, county and state were on display to verify the Bishop’s impact on the Beaver County community. An additional banquet highlight was a presentation from Representative Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Bishop Clark continues to energize and inspire through The Family Life Center, located on the second level of the Church In The Round. The 501-C3 nonprofit organization founded and established by Bishop Clark in the early 1990s serves and motivates economically-distressed families by assisting with tutoring, food, clothing, and health and wellness initiatives.
The trailblazing visions of Bishop Clark have become the “benchmark of leadership for apprentices, interns and those new pioneers in church ministry.”
Bishop Melvin E. Clark Sr. is married to Lady Melessie Evelyn Reeves Clark, affectionately entitled “Little Mama,” and is the father of five accomplished children.
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