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Kenneth Ollin Robinson was born in the city of Newark, N. J. on October 8, 1935, the second child of Robert and
Catherine Robinson. At the age of four, the Robinson family moved to Vauxhall, N. J. where Kenneth attended
the public school of Vauxhall and graduated from Union High School in 1953. His mother and family and friends desired for him
to go to Howard University and eventually Law School.
However, God had other plans for him and at the age of sixteen Kenneth was converted to Christ at the True Holiness Pentecostal
church in Vauxhall. He later became a member of Mt. Calvary Holiness Church in Staten Island, N. Y. As a member of Mt. Calvary he met and married
Ada Bass. They have been blessed with five children, Vanessa, Sharon, Kenneth Jr., Brenda, and Michael.
At the age of 18, while a member of Mt. Calvary Holiness Church he was called to the gospel ministry. He had a great love for the word of God and was a
ardent student of the Bible, taking various correspondent course to increase his understanding of the Word. In 1957, after returning from serving in the U.
S. Army, he became a member of the United Holy Church of America, Inc. and enrolled in the Lilia A. Coleman Bible Academy. He completed the regular
courses and graduated from the Post-Graduate course.
To raise his family Rev. Robinson worked for the United States Postal Service for almost thirty-three years. He became the first black supervisor in the
Postal Service on Staten Island and spent over half of his postal service in management, including sixteen years as Postmaster of Cornwall on the Hudson,
N. Y.
Desiring to further his religious studies, Rev. Robinson enrolled O. M. Kelly Bible and Religious Training Institute where he received from the New York
School of Theology the degree of Bachelor of Theology. In 1966 he was appointed Pastor of Holy Temple, UHC in Newburg, N. Y.
In 1972 he attended the United Christian College where he received his Master of Theology degree in 1974. He began to teach at the school while
continuing his studies until he received his Doctor of Theology Sacred degree in 1976. In the year 2002, after serving for 20 years as Vice President,
Bishop Robinson became the President of the United Christian College of Eastern New York.
Rev. Robinson was ordained an Elder in the United Holy Church of America in 1966 and has served as District Elder for eighteen years. He was appointed
Pastor of the historic New Covenant Temple, UHC in New York City in 1979 where he has served for 26 years. In 1984 Elder Kenneth O. Robinson
was consecrated a Bishop in the United Holy Church of America. As a Bishop he has served as the secretary of the Bishops Council, Bishop of
Publications, Bishop and Advisor to General Education Department, and as the Vice President of the Virginia District. In 1996 Bishop Robinson was
elected as the second Vice President of the General Church and as the President of the Northern District Convocation. He has traveled extensively
throughout the length of the church in nearly every District, both in the continental United States and abroad. He is well known and highly respected
throughout the United Holy Church of America.
In August 2005, upon the passing of our General President, Bishop Robinson became Vice President of the United Holy Church of America, Inc.
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