12 BOCNEWS.com JANUARY 2019 A Man On a Mission: Pastor Robin D. Holland Many say Pastor Robin D. Holland is doing amaz- ing things through his church in Aurora and around the world. The door opened to his newly built church facil- ity, Living Hope Bible Church, at 105 S. Moline in Aurora, Colo. Pastor Holland, originally from Youngstown, Ohio, has preached the word for the past 34 years. He also served his country in the Air Force for 25 years. “God called me while I was still in the Air Force and I ended up going to seminary while still in the Air Force,” he said regarding to what led is calling to serve God. After receiving his license in ministry from Reverend Wally Vaughn with Lowry Chapel back in the 1980's, he went on to serve as Assistant Pastor at Good Shepherd Baptist Church from 1984 to 1988. He then went over to King Baptist Church as Youth Pastor and was the first and only Assistant Pastor under Reverend Alvin J. Gay. Through King Baptist, Pastor Holland set up the founda- tion for his new church, Living Hope Bible Church derived from 1 Peter 1:3-5, which says “Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ in his great mercy he has given us new birth into a Living Hope... From a partnership with Faith Church at their site, Pastor Holland said they were sold the five acres of land, part of an extended parking lot, back in 1988. Since then, “We have been able to raise up the church on debt-free living,” he explains. However, they did have five capital campaigns over the past 20 years to raise money for the new church building. As the founding Pastor, Rev. Dr. Robin Holland has now served as Senior Pastor of Living Hope for 26 years. Pastor Holland has not only grown his church to do great things for the Aurora community and sur- rounding cities, but in other countries as well. His present church building is just phase one. They will go on to build a new worship center for the next phase and a charter school. The last phase to be completed will be a retirement center. “I may not be a pastor then doing all that, but we're setting up the vision for those coming after us,” he expresses. He is also looking for a daycare service with already established clientele needing space available at his 14,750 sq. ft. church facility, he adds. Rev. Holland elaborates that he is open to renting space at his facility to other pastors needing some- where to hold worship services. A school was also set up in Haiti under the umbrella of Living Hope Bible Church and a church associated with the school is being built and will be finished next year. Serving the community is an important part of Living Hope Bible Church’s mission. This past Thanksgiving they part- nered with Thomas Ministries and fed nearly 300 people. Even sending travel coach buses to pick up people at The Denver Rescue Mission and other homeless shelters and bringing them to the church for a Thanksgiving dinner. Thomas Ministries also provided them with clothes. Besides weekly services at the church, Pastor Holland overseas a radio program called Hope Is Alive on the following radio stations KLTT 670 AM, KRKS 94.7 FM, KLDC AM/FM 1220 95.3, and KBJD 1650 AM with Pastor Juan Romero (Spanish). Part of Pastor Holland vision, he states, is “to impact the world with the love of Christ, raising up the broken. Let them know God is not finished with them yet. God is not throwing them away; God always has another chapter in our lives.” Pastor Holland’s interesting character leads him to be a man of many talents. He also has that dare - devil adventurous side to him when it comes to his love for skydiving with his kids, white water rafting, and race car driving. He drives us SC16 Challenger Hemingway RT car and a pastor's race car event sponsored by KRKS radio station. “We race against each other for supremacy in the Rockies.” He holds several degrees that includes one in aerospace engineering, education, Urban and intel- lectual intercultural ministries, management and a honorary doctorate in humane studies only a few unique individuals hold the same honorary doctorate degree that includes the late Billy Graham, Booker T. Washington and Maya Angelou. But Pastor Holland knows he was given the gift to preach and minister, help people and save souls. He pastors one church with two languages which includes his Hispanic Brothers and sisters in Christ. “If you don't know your purpose in life, if you come here to our church you learn that if you have a pulse, then you'll have a purpose,” he says. He is married to Nita Faye and their 40-year mar- riage has blessed them with two lovely daughters, Amber and Lynette, a grandson, Jamar Rashad, and a granddaughter Trinity Nicole. Dr. and Mrs. Holland also have an “adopted” son, Stephen from Zimbabwe, Africa. For more info you can go to the churches websites Living Hope Baptist. Net and broadcast at hope it's a lot. Org the church again is located at 105 South Moline, Aurora, Colorado 80012 or call 303-366- 1471. Sunday worship services are at 10 a.m. and a Spanish-speaking service at 12 p.m. Bible study is at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and a Spanish-speaking Bible study service at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. PASTOR PROFILE $30k Donation for Denver Health On Monday, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Wilma, presented two checks totaling $30,000 to the Denver Health Foundation to be used to care for the indigent at Denver Health Medical Center. Paula Herzmark, executive director of the foundation, accepted the donation dur- ing a luncheon at The Palm hosted by the couple. More than 40 members of Webb's administration gathered at the downtown restaurant to celebrate the holiday season. The couple has a long history fighting to keep the hospital viable and thriv- ing. During her 13 years as a Colorado state representative, Wilma Webb added millions of dollars to Denver General, as it was formerly known, through her work on the Joint Budget Committee. Mayor Webb helped save Denver Health Medical Center during his administration (1991-2003) when he supported a new hospital authority, which financially restructured the hospital. The facility serves as Colorado's primary safety-net institution for the poor, and has provided billions of dollars in uncompensated medical care for the uninsured, pregnant teens, persons addicted to alcohol and other substances, victims of violence and the homeless. The hospital has become a national model for public hospitals and safety-net facilities since the authority was formed. Mr. & Mrs. Holland