Reverend Mark E. Blue Was Called To Pastorate Of Second Baptist Church Of Lackawanna, New York On November 27, 2001.

Rev. Blue Joined The United States Air Force Reserve In 1983 And Retired In 2003 With The Ranked Of Master Sergeant. He Was Employed At The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station – 914th Tactical Airlift Group As An Aircraft Propulsion Technician. He Also Served On Staff As A Base Equal Opportunity Employment Counselor And Served On The Air Force Reserve Base Human Resource Development Council.

Rev. Blue Received The Buffalo Citizenship Award As Well As The Key To The City Of Lackawanna From Former Mayor Norman Polanski. Rev. Blue Serves As President And Founder Of The SBC Foundation, President Of The Baptist Ministers’ Conference Of Buffalo And Vicinity, And As The President Of The Board Of Directors Of The Lackawanna Chambers Of Commerce And Member Of The Lackawanna Ministerial Alliance, A Board Member Of The Erie County Fair Housing Partnership, And Sits On The Advisory Board Of Hilbert College.

He Formally Held The Following Positions: Second Vice President And Program Committee Chair Of The Baptist Minister Conference Of Buffalo New York And Vicinity, Chairperson Of The Community Action Organization Overall Policy Council For Head Start, And CAO Board Member.
Rev. Blue Completed His Associates Degree In Aerospace Technology In October 2001, Associate Degree In June 2007, A Bachelors Degree In June 2009 In Christian Ministry At The Rochester Center Of Theological And Biblical Studies And Currently Enrolled In A Masters Program At The Andersonville Theological Seminary.
Rev. Blue Married Angela Blue July 14, 1984 And They Are The Proud Parents Of Two Sons, Robert Blue, A Graduate Of Rochester Institute Of Technology, And Joseph Blue, Graduate Of Syracuse University. Rev. And Mrs. Blue Truly Believe That Their Marriage Has Been Blessed And Ordained By God.
As The Blessed Pastor Of The Second Baptist Church Rev. Blue Grounds Himself On The Basis His Ministry In The POWER OF PRAYER And Jesus Promise In Matthew 6:33 “But Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God, And His Righteousness; And All These Things Shall Be Added Unto You.” We Will Not Fail With God On Our Side.