Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin
He didn’t have the same experience at the fast food chain, but was stopped by the police for “driving while Black” with two friends after football practice
. The young man accepted the call to serve in ministry, similar to many in his family; then returned home to start a new church. His place of worship, among the fastest growing, most diverse in Sarasota is making a difference in the lives of parishioners.
Atlanta is a city that attracts African American professionals because of its economic opportunities; and the arts, music and cultural scene. It is the place where Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin planned to make a life after graduating from Bethune Cookman College. Stories told by his mother and father about African Americans ordering meals at the back door of the first McDonald’s were distasteful.
