![]() ![]() He is published author, and a cousin of late Soul Stirrer and soul music pioneer Sam Cooke. Al has served as a chaplain for some of Chicago’s hospitals. They have extensively traveled around the world to places that include the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Canada, and the Caribbean. ![]() Al and Linda are parents to Matthew, Robert and Haley. Linda currently serves Jesus by making Christian disciples of willing youth and women. I am the loving husband of Linda, a graduate of Illinois State University, former flight attendant, and successful entrepreneur specializing in major corporations consultation. God allowed me to found Pure Truth Seekers (PTS), a training ministry purposed to equip and edify serious truth-seekers to pursue only the purest truth that our Creator is willing to reveal (Deuteronomy 29:29). As a pastor, I have served as a church development consultant with the Chicago Metropolitan Baptist Association (CMBA) and as a vice president of the Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship of Chicago. After this, I was blessed by God to complete doctoral studies and I received a doctorate degree from TEDS. ![]() After completing my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, I completed two master degrees from the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of (TEDS) of Deerfield, Illinois. While working for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department as a detention officer, I was commissioned by God to serve as the 7th pastor of the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church of Chicago. After successfully completing my tour of duty as a medical specialist, achieving the distinguished Army Commendation Medal, I received an honorable military discharge, in 1987. I then joined the United States Army with aspirations of becoming a military chaplain. I served as interim pastor of a few local Christian assemblies of southern Illinois and pastored one of these congregations named New Zion of Hodge Park, Illinois from 1980 until 1983. God called me to preach the true Gospel of Jesus in 1979. My American heritage roots sprang from the Mississippi Delta. Participants are asked to register here and select 'Register for this group'. This weekly seminar is designed to help rebuild your life after losing a loved one. My parents named me Alvin Lloyd, and I am a native of the inner city of Chicago’s Westside. General Housing Resources Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Crisis Ministry Food, Clothing, Rent and/or Utility Assistance 3516 Munger Avenue Dallas, TX 75204. The Pilgrim Rest Grief Share Ministry will host a 13-week Grief Support Session beginning Thursday, February 23rd, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ![]()
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