Brotherhood Mentoring Program

created by Rev. David Seward

Rev. David Seward

Born in Ripley, Tennessee, Rev. David Seward moved to
Rockford, IL in 1958. Rev Seward was called to the ministry and ordained in 1986. After attending Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, his whole concept was redirected to focus on a
"hands on" urban ministry. He founded the Rockford Holistic
Family Center in the latter part of the eighties to later serve
as pastor of the True Vine Baptist Church for a short time.
Afterwards, he served as the interim pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church. Rev Seward is currently serving as an
associate minister oat the St. Luke Baptist Church where
the Rev. Louis Malone is pastor.

Rev. Seward is the father of three, grandfather of eight,
and the great-grandfather of one. He has worked
for Diamler Chrysler Corp. for 41 years.

In 1993, after serving as co-chair of the Crime Prevention
committee of Rockford, he founded the Brotherhood
Mentoring Program. It has become his life's mission to
establish a "fix" to the current problem of the African-American
male youth. He realized that if we allow this current trend
of us losing our boys to become victims of this presnt-day environment, society as a whole would suffer. One of the
most precious resources of the black community is
dropping out of school and being locked up at an alarming
rate, causing our society to suffer greatly.

For further information, contact
Rev. David Seward at 815-985-7804
or david@brotherhoodmentoring.com