Apr 13, 2022
“Opportunities come with opposition and the greater the opportunity the greater you’re gonna have the opposition.” Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr.
Denise talks to Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., lead pastor at Triumph Church in Detroit since 1998. Raised by strong and courageous parents who modeled perseverance, as a child his mother challenged him to find the word “quit” in a dictionary. When he reported that he couldn’t find it in any dictionary in their home she revealed that it was because she had removed it from them all!
It’s no wonder Pastor Kinloch is most proud of his own wife and son, calling them the jewels in his crown. His family is a source of strength, along with the time he spends following Jesus’ mandate to pray. Listening to and reading the testimonies of others also gives him the confidence to encounter whatever comes his way. He loves the story of Job in the Bible, who faced extreme adversity but was refined as “pure gold” by his trials, which God never uses to defeat us but rather to develop us and make us better.
His life is marked by sincere devotion to helping others and allowing people to help him, something he saw time and again in his neighborhood church as a boy. The platform of minister is designed to uplift an entire community not just individuals. Triumph Church’s ministries reflect his philosophy of partnering with people to make a difference in a very public way to ensure people can see the impact of their giving. He believes in spiritual and social responsibility.
To get involved visit Triumph Church’s website https://www.triumphch.org/give.
Need help? Contact the church at 313-386-8044 or OFFICEOFTHEPASTOR@TRIUMPHCHURCH.ORG.
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A minister since the age of fourteen, Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. serves as the lead pastor at Triumph Church in Detroit since 1998. Under his leadership, Triumph Church blossomed into a multi-site phenomenon, with eight campuses hosting fourteen weekly services for more than 35,000 members. Pastor Kinloch currently serves on the Board of Directors for various civic and community organizations including the Skillman Foundation. He has been recognized as one of “The New Generation of Black Leaders” by the Detroit News and “Contemporary Pioneer” by the Michigan Chronicle. He was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. College of Ministers and Laity at the MLK Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta. In recognition of his work in the community and ministry outreach, Pastor Kinloch was named a 2018 Michiganian of the Year recipient by The Detroit News. He lives in Detroit with his wife Robin and son Kadin Elijiah.
Denise Ilitch, an owner of Ilitch Family Companies and President of Ilitch Enterprises, has been a part of Detroit’s business and philanthropic community for over 40 years. As a mother, lawyer, entrepreneur, devoted community servant and tireless advocate for women and children, she learned early, from her father, that everyone is worthy of contributing to the world. Her passion for affordable, accessible, quality education stems from her own experience as a first-generation student, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, where she currently serves on the Board of Regents.
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