Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Since 1998, Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. has been the lead pastor of Triumph Church in Detroit. Pastor Kinloch now sits on the boards of several civic and communal groups.
- Triumph Church grew into a multi-campus phenomenon under Pastor Solomon’s leadership, with eight locations and fourteen weekly sessions for over 35,000 members.
- The church has been on various lists of best churches and fastest-rising congregations in the United States since 2008, including the Skillman Foundation.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Reverend Solomon Kinloch, Jr. was born on July 28, 1973, to the late Solomon Kinloch, Sr. (father), and Janie Kinloch (mother). He was raised in Detroit.
- Growing up in Detroit, Reverend Solomon Kinloch observed his mother, who welcomed visitors and treated them as if they were her children. His mother encouraged him as a child to look up the term “quit” in a dictionary because he was raised by strong and fearless parents who modeled tenacity. When he said he couldn’t find it anywhere in any lexicon in their house, she explained that she had deleted it from all of them!
- Pastor Solomon is the fifth-born of six children, born to his parents. He resides in Detroit alongside his wife Robin (his life partner and best friend) and their child, Kadin Elijah.
- Pastor Kinloch considers his wife and kid as the diamonds in his crown. His family and the hours he spends obeying Jesus’s command to pray are sources of support for him.
Early Life and Education :
- Reverend Solomon Kinloch graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit in 1991.
- He went to the American Baptist Theological Seminary as well.
Church Work, Sermons, Earnings and Net Worth :
- Pastor Kinloch began ministering at the age of 14 at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, under the guidance of the Rev. Robert Smith Jr. The church funded a food pantry and a clothing closet.
- Pastor Kinloch received the call to minister at Triumph Church in Detroit, Michigan, in 1998. Triumph’s membership was a little less than 50 people at the start of his term.
- Triumph Church has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States by the Christian journal Outreach Magazine every year since 2008. It has also been recognized as one of America’s Top 100 Largest Churches by the same publication since 2012. In 2008, it was the third fastest-rising church in the United States, with over 2,000 new members formalizing their commitment to the church. That growth shows no signs of abating, as the church accepts approximately 400 new members each month.
- The church’s community outreach and ministry efforts now include offering tens of thousands of free food, yearly scholarships to teenagers, and loads of free community workshops.
- Kinloch has also served on the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as well as the New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board.
Accomplishments :
Reverend Solomon Kinloch has received various accolades, including:
- The SCLC named him Pastor of the Year.
- The Detroit News named him one of “the New Generation of Black Leaders.”
- One of Gospel Today Magazine’s twelve “Dynamic, World Changers.”
- One of the African-American Pulpit’s “20 Young Preachers to Watch”
- Michigan Chronicle’s “Contemporary Pioneer”
- Selected as a 2018 Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News in appreciation of his community service and ministry outreach.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Members beneath Pastor Solomon Kinloch’s guidance aid south-east Michigan locals with anything from food drives through gift giveaways, scholarships, and bottled water for individuals affected by the Flint water crisis.
- Pastor Solomon was admitted into Martin Luther King, Jr. College for Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College’s MLK Jr. International Chapel in Atlanta.
- According to U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, Pastor Solomon Kinloch, D-Southfield, is an outstanding preacher and a man of tremendous character who took his message and spiritual obligation beyond the pulpit and his congregation and into the community.
- The Triumph Church tried to bridge the digital divide in Detroit, where many students’ education was hindered. The church donated 1,000 FREE tablets weekly for needy students, providing the hardware they needed to stay on track academically.
- Triumph Church temporarily offered live-streaming and drive-in sessions in their North Campus parking during the days of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, they started distributing FREE groceries to 1,000 households weekly, focusing on our elders, unemployed, disabled, and single mothers. Pastor Solomon also started weekly devotional calls to help the community and stay hopeful through challenging time. The faithful pastor labored tirelessly to air Triumph Church worship sessions on local ABC, CBS, and NBC stations with the theme “Live TRIUMPHantly”.
