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| Bishop & Mrs. Donne L. Lindsey, Sr. |
| Bishop D.L. & Madame Irma Lindsey 1946 |
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| 1970's |
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Bishop Donne Lee Lindsey, Sr. was born in Bluff City, AR April 17, 1924 to Neut
and Anna Yarbrough Lindsey. He is one of 11 Children. He is married to Irma
Moore Lindsey since September 1, 1946. They have three children, Donna (Larry),
DeJuana, and Donnie II (Eleanor). The Lindsey’s have four grandchildren, Valerie,
Donnie III, Warren and Nia, two great grandchildren, Lindsey (deceased) and Kayla.
Lindsey’s education is comprised of a B. A. Degree from Little Rock’s Arkansas
Baptist College in Sociology and has done graduate work at Fisk University in
Nashville, Tennessee and at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in
Tuskegee, Alabama. He holds an honorary doctorate degree from Arkansas Baptist
College in Little Rock, Arkansas and from Shorter College in North Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Lindsey was called into ministry in 1944, Appointed District Sunday School
Superintendent in 1947, received his first pastorate in England, Arkansas in 1951.
In 1959 Lindsey was appointed pastor at Revelation Church of God in Christ at
Carlisle, AR. His next appointments were as follows: 1965 – State Sunday School
Superintendent, 1972 – Established a mission in North Little Rock, AR called
Emmanuel, 1973 – Appointed as First Administrative Assistant to the Jurisdictional
Bishop, 1975 – Appointed to the Office of Bishop of the Second Jurisdiction of
Arkansas by Presiding Bishop J. O . Patterson, 1975 – Received the pastorate of
Calvary Temple Church (Now called New Calvary Temple Church) in North Little
Rock, AR. Nationally he has served on the Judiciary Board, National Housing Board
and as Chairman of the Board for Saint’s Academy in Lexington, MS.
Professionally Lindsey has served as Principle of George Washington Carter in
Allport, Arkansas. He organized and became owner of Lindsey’s Barbecue in 1956
that later expanded to Lindsey’s Hospitality House both in North Little Rock and
Currently Lindsey’s Barbecue at Conway, Arkansas those businesses continues
today under the direction of Donnie, Jr. He is also CEO of Lindsey’s Enterprises
which is further expansion of his vision that seeks to help individuals in need.
In the community Bishop Lindsey’s has served on numerous committees and
boards, to mention a few, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Twin
City Bank, the North Little Rock Boys and Girls club, and the North Little Rock,
Housing and Facilities Board. He serves as Senior Pastor of New Calvary Temple
Church of God in Christ and as Jurisdictional Prelate for Arkansas Second
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God In Christ. He has served on the Arkansas
State Labor Board, the YMCA Board of Pulaski County, as Urban Renewal
Commissioner. He has served as the Coordinator of Citizens Participation in Model
Cities Program and on the Governor’s Commission on School District
Reorganization.
Lindsey’s other accomplishments include being the first African American to serve
on the North Little Rock City Council, the North Little Rock, Chamber of
Commerce and the North Little Rock, Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors.
and Anna Yarbrough Lindsey. He is one of 11 Children. He is married to Irma
Moore Lindsey since September 1, 1946. They have three children, Donna (Larry),
DeJuana, and Donnie II (Eleanor). The Lindsey’s have four grandchildren, Valerie,
Donnie III, Warren and Nia, two great grandchildren, Lindsey (deceased) and Kayla.
Lindsey’s education is comprised of a B. A. Degree from Little Rock’s Arkansas
Baptist College in Sociology and has done graduate work at Fisk University in
Nashville, Tennessee and at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in
Tuskegee, Alabama. He holds an honorary doctorate degree from Arkansas Baptist
College in Little Rock, Arkansas and from Shorter College in North Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Lindsey was called into ministry in 1944, Appointed District Sunday School
Superintendent in 1947, received his first pastorate in England, Arkansas in 1951.
In 1959 Lindsey was appointed pastor at Revelation Church of God in Christ at
Carlisle, AR. His next appointments were as follows: 1965 – State Sunday School
Superintendent, 1972 – Established a mission in North Little Rock, AR called
Emmanuel, 1973 – Appointed as First Administrative Assistant to the Jurisdictional
Bishop, 1975 – Appointed to the Office of Bishop of the Second Jurisdiction of
Arkansas by Presiding Bishop J. O . Patterson, 1975 – Received the pastorate of
Calvary Temple Church (Now called New Calvary Temple Church) in North Little
Rock, AR. Nationally he has served on the Judiciary Board, National Housing Board
and as Chairman of the Board for Saint’s Academy in Lexington, MS.
Professionally Lindsey has served as Principle of George Washington Carter in
Allport, Arkansas. He organized and became owner of Lindsey’s Barbecue in 1956
that later expanded to Lindsey’s Hospitality House both in North Little Rock and
Currently Lindsey’s Barbecue at Conway, Arkansas those businesses continues
today under the direction of Donnie, Jr. He is also CEO of Lindsey’s Enterprises
which is further expansion of his vision that seeks to help individuals in need.
In the community Bishop Lindsey’s has served on numerous committees and
boards, to mention a few, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Twin
City Bank, the North Little Rock Boys and Girls club, and the North Little Rock,
Housing and Facilities Board. He serves as Senior Pastor of New Calvary Temple
Church of God in Christ and as Jurisdictional Prelate for Arkansas Second
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God In Christ. He has served on the Arkansas
State Labor Board, the YMCA Board of Pulaski County, as Urban Renewal
Commissioner. He has served as the Coordinator of Citizens Participation in Model
Cities Program and on the Governor’s Commission on School District
Reorganization.
Lindsey’s other accomplishments include being the first African American to serve
on the North Little Rock City Council, the North Little Rock, Chamber of
Commerce and the North Little Rock, Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors.