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Rev. Preston N. Tolliver Jr.
Reverend Preston Nathaniel Tolliver, Jr., is the grandson of Rev. Dr. Patrick N. Toliver (deceased), "Boy Preacher of Staunton, Virginia", who at the time of his passing was the fourth pastor in th...view moreReverend Preston Nathaniel Tolliver, Jr., is the grandson of Rev. Dr. Patrick N. Toliver (deceased), "Boy Preacher of Staunton, Virginia", who at the time of his passing was the fourth pastor in the history of the Zion Union Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Virginia. Rev. Tolliver is the eldest son of Deacon Preston and Deaconess Roberta Tolliver (both deceased), who were longtime members of the Greater First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., Rev. Dr. Winston C. Ridley, Pastor.Rev. Tolliver is a 1972 graduate (BSEE) of the Howard University School of Engineering and a 1983 graduate (MBA) of the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He is an Associate Minister to Rev. Dr. A. R. Boyd, Sr., Pastor of the LeClaire Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago. Called, licensed, and ordained (1993) to preach at the Lilydale Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, under Rev. Lawrence E. Mosley, Sr. (deceased), Rev. Tolliver has been a pastoral volunteer at the Safer Crossroads Community Correctional Center in Chicago since 1997 and is certified to teach in the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. Married since 1974 to Ruthanne, Rev. Tolliver has two married children, a son the Pastor of the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church Springfield, Illinois, and a daughter certified as a Dean of Christian Education. He has eight grandchildren. Rev. Tolliver has engineered or project managed hundreds of millions of dollars in construction projects in the United States and Saudi Arabia. He was the first Black American engineer in the Extra High Voltage Substation Design Division at Commonwealth Edison as well as the Director of the Engineering Study & Planning Program for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia. Rev. Tolliver is planning in May to complete a 28-year engineering career for the FAA as well as become a soon-to-be DMin Candidate.view less