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Reverend Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr.


 

 

Pastoral Position:                             Macedonia Baptist Church

3412 South 22nd Street

Arlington, VA

Pastor 1996 - Present

 

Education and Training:                  Howard University

                                                            School of Divinity

Washington, D.C.

Doctor of Ministry Degree, 1996

 

Howard University

School of Divinity

Washington, D.C.

Master of Divinity Degree, 1994

 

Howard University

School of Business

Washington, D.C.

Bachelor of Business Administration, December, 1983

 

Harvard University

School of Divinity

Boston, Massachusetts

SLI Graduate, Class 2005

Neighborhood Rebuilding & Revitalization

 

 

Associations:                                                

  • Leadership Arlington, Class 2001, Life Member
  • Arlington County Fire Department, Chaplain
  • Arlington County Board Appointee, Community Katrina Task Force
  • Arlington County Board Appointee, September 11th Memorial Task Force
  • Arlington County Board Appointee, Diversity Dialogue Task Force, Chair
  • Virginia Gubernatorial Appointee, Virginia Fire Services Board
  • Arlington Free Clinic, Former Member, Board of Directors, Member, Board of Community Advisors
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
  • Howard University Alumni Association                    
  • Bonder & Amanda Johnson CDC, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors
  • Interdenominational Black Pastors’ Council of Northern Virginia, Member NAACP
  • Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, Executive Board Member
  • National Baptist Convention, USA Inc.
  • Collective Banking Group, Former Member, Board of Directors
  • Bank of America, Advisory Board Member
  • Virginia Hospital Center, Pastoral Care Advisory Committee
  • WETA, Community Board of Advisors
  • VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Development), Charter & Founding Member


Honors:
 

  • Benjamin E. Mays Fellow, 1993
  • Fund for Theological Education
  • (Outstanding Scholarship and Dedication to Ministry)                        
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1992
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1984
  • The Heritage Registry of Who’s Who, 2005-06, 2008-09
  • Ford Foundation Research Fellow 1994 
  • Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
  • Spirituality & Medicine Conference Honoree, 2004
  • Leadership Arlington, Leadership Legacy Award, Non-Profit Sector, 2009
  • NAACP, Arlington, Virginia, President’s Award 2009

 

Activities:  
                                   
    Lecturer, Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting, “Working with the African-American Church”    
    Lecturer, Greater Washington Leadership Series,
“A Conversation with Spiritual Leaders”

 

 

Family:


     Married to Machell A. Hamlin, Esq.

 

Children:  
                                 
                            

        Leonard L. Hamlin, Jr.
          Saint John’s University, Queens, New York         
        Business Management Major         
        2010 Graduate