Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden Boulevard (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Elton Avenue and East 156th Street
Honoree: Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden was born in Bluston, South Carolina. He eventually left South Carolina to pursue God’s calling at Grace Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, under the pastorate of Rev. F.R. Robinson. Three years later, due to the sudden transition of Rev. Robinson, Rev. Bolden was elected to pastor. He then moved to the Bronx where he united with Greater Zion Baptist under the pastorate which he shared with Rev. Dr. Charles Britt. In the Bronx, his skills and gifts made room for him as he preached across the country for many years. In 1962, he became pastor of the New Tabernacle Baptist Church. After six years at New Tabernacle Baptist Church, he left to become the founding pastor of his lifelong church, the Greater Eternal Baptist Church, located in the South Bronx, 1969. During his time at Greater Eternal Baptist Church, he taught, licensed and ordained countless individuals into the two offices of the gospel ministry. He ordained Mount Lebanon Baptist Church’s pastor, the Reverend James Morrison, as well as the Reverend Leon Davis and the Reverend Daniel E. Kelley, Jr., among others. He was also a lifetime member of the National Baptist Convention, the Baptist Ministers Conference of Greater New York and the Baptist Ministers Evening Conference of the Bronx, of which he was a founding member. At the commemoration of his 50th year of as a pastor, the National Baptist Convention honored him for his five decades of service to God and the community. (Salamanca)
LL:2021/14