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• The Woman's Handbook for Self-Confidence

Rev. Darlene Robinson is an Elder in the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. She graduated high school in 1978 from The Rayen School where she earned the esteemed honor of being class Valedictorian. Darlene was given a standing ovation after completion of her Valedictorian speech. Rev. Robinson graduated from Malone College in Canton, Ohio in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management.

Following a call from God upon her life, Darlene pursued a seminary degree and during those years she was recognized as a Crusade Scholar of the United Methodist Church by the General Board of Global Ministries in 1997. Rev. Robinson graduated from Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio in 2001 with a Master of Divinity degree. She was given the Spiritual Formation award for the Cleveland Campus of Ashland Seminary also in 2001. Rev. Robinson was married to the late Rev. Dennis Alexander Robinson for 21 years. They were blessed with three sons, Dasan, David and Dennis Albert. Her mother, Emma Robinson, also resides in her home.

She began her pastoral ministry with an interim appointment during the summer of 2001 at Vincent United Methodist Church in Elyria, Ohio. She was then appointed in September of 2001 to serve in a shared ministry as the pastor of 2 churches in Lorain, Ohio. Their names were Faith and Emmanuel United Methodist Churches. She remained at both churches until the Emmanuel church merged with three other United Methodist Churches within the city of Lorain. In addition to pastoring the Faith Church, she then became one of three pastors on staff at the newly merged Lighthouse United Methodist Church. Currently Rev. Robinson serves as pastor to Cove United Methodist Church in Lakewood, Ohio. She was appointed there in July of 2008. Darlene and family currently reside in Elyria, Ohio.