The Reverend Doctor Kendrick E. Curry advances the cause of Jesus Christ within the church and community. During his 8-year tenure as the Senior-Pastor of The Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, the congregation has spiritually transformed and developed a Kingdom-focused ministry that continues to thrive and be renewed. The church has well over 25 ministries and activities designed to meet the needs of  seniors, women, men, young adults, youth, and the community at-large. It also hosts over 15 civic, social, and professional groups including AARP, Penn Ave Baptist Recovery Group and Toastmasters to help bring about communal transformation. Specifically, through a top-notch charter school, the Annual Living Christmas Tree production and the Annual Family Summit, the church educates families and children, and it brings awareness to relevant issues affecting larger community.

Pastor Curry values education and has been academically prepared for life and ministry. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX; an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI; and a M.Div. (Masters of Divinity) from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA. Pastor Curry has studied at The Shalem Institute of Spiritual Formation of Washington, DC and was trained as a community organizer at the renowned Midwest Academy for Social Organizing of Chicago. He has completed the Men’s Rite of Passage Program through the Center of Contemplation and Action in Albuquerque, NM, and is currently a D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry) student in Educational Leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA.

In addition to pastoring, Pastor Curry has worked as a research engineer for at the Union Carbide Corporation (now Dow Chemical); a Program Director of the prestigious NASA/Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program which is administered by the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation; and a Associate Research Director and adjunct faculty member at West Virginia State University. He has also been an adjunct faculty member at Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary, and has worked as a small business owner with projects in Chemical, Materials and Environmental engineering and in the development and implementation of educational programming for youth and adults.

Pastor Curry is very active in the faith community and the community at-large because he seeks to bring a faith-based perspective to the pressing challenges of our day. As such, he currently serves as President of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention, and he participates on the Civic and Social Action Committee of the Missionary Baptist Minister’s Conference of DC and Vicinity. Pastor Curry has been a leader on the Mayor’s Interfaith Council for 3 different Mayors, and he serves on the Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home Board of Directors where chairs the Human Resources Committee. He serves on the Shalem Institute of Spiritual Formation Board of Directors and is on the Program Committee. Pastor Curry is a very strong advocate for education and academic excellence, and as such, he serves as the Vice Chair of the Washington DC Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WDC STEM) Partnership. He is also the current Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, and he also serves as the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee. Pastor Curry also consults with many other academic, interfaith, and community organizing groups, task forces and think tanks.

Pastor Curry is happily married to the Reverend Karen Whitney Curry and is the proud father of two wonderful children: Keyona and Kendrick, II.