june 2012
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Pastor Regina Gale Robinson-Brooks was
born March 19, 1955 to Richard and Ad-
die White. At an early age she was adopt-
ed by George and Jhonnie Mae Martin,
who raised her as their own. She attended
Richland County public schools in Co-
lumbia, South Carolina.
Pastor Robinson-Brooks has two birth
children, Terri and David Sims. As a cer-
tified foster mother for South Carolina
Department of Social Services, she recog-
nized the special needs of children living in
troubled families. Experiencing the pain of
many of these hurting children, she gave of
her time, energy, love and guidance. Above
all she has made a difference in the lives
of these children and families in need. In
several cases, when children became avail-
able for adoption, Pastor Robinson-Brooks
gave them permanency in a safe and loving
home with her family. Tonya Adams, Ger-
aldine Portee (Deceased), Aillie Reed, Pau-
lette Anderson, Qvanett Johnson, and Vivi-
ane Edwards were all adopted and are now
adults and many have children of their own.
Pastor Robinson-Brooks also has 35 grand-
children and 20 great grandchildren. She
has always cared for God's people young
and old. Not only did she open her home
to foster children, she welcomed the out
casts into her home. She equips the home-
less and the elderly with the knowledge to
care for themselves and obtain the necessary
benefits available to them. Above all, she il-
luminates the loves of Christ in some of the
poorest places in Midlands.
Pastor Robinson-Brooks joined the Ecu-
menical Church in August of 1999. She
immediately started a choir. At the begin-
ning, she only had three members, Luella
Redfern and Shelton Blue and herself. By
the end of the month the choir had grown
to 10 members. Regina was also the direc-
tor of the youth department (as she loves
working with children). She has worked
with the Urban League Youth Program and
has helped these young people learn how to
do resumes, complete applications for em-
ployment, and trained them to go out and
get jobs. On Saturdays, as a treat, she would
take groups of 25 teens skating and to do
other activities. She was nicknamed "Big
Rob" by the teens. In additional to edu-
cating the teens, Pastor Robinson-Brooks
assisted in preparing dinner and feeding
over 150 children a four to five course meal
Monday through Friday of every week.
Pastor Robinson-Brooks and a very good
friend, the late Audra Stevenson, min-
istered to the homeless at the Salvation
Army that use to be located at the sight
where Transitions is currently located.
Through this ministry, they began bringing
these homeless men to Sunday service at
the Ecumenical Church on Sunday morn-
ings. Over 150 homeless men and women
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