Triumph Church
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Triumph Church is a Christian
multi-site church
located in Detroit, Michigan
, USA
. It was founded in the Fall of 1920 by Reverend Claude Cummings as the Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend Solomon W. Kinloch, Jr. is currently the Senior Pastor. The church has six weekend and three midweek services and its average attendance makes it one of the largest churches in Detroit and Michigan.
More notably, the church is recognized for its exponential growth. According to Outreach Magazine
, it is the 3rd fastest growing church in the United States, with more than 2,000 new members formalizing a commitment to the church during the 2008 calendar year.http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=Top-100-Fastest-Growing-Churches
, asserting it to be inspired by God, inerrant, infallible, and the final authority on matters which it covers. Based on its understanding of the Bible, Triumph intends to nurture souls within Christ through the four tenets of: fellowship
, discipleship
, stewardship
, and worship
. Triumph also believes in and draws the following Biblical conclusions about the following topics:
, currently providing nine weekly worship services at five different sites in Metro Detroit
. Many churches using a multi-site model duplicate the sermon through satellite video transmissions (or video venues) or by sermons delivered by a site or campus pastor. However, Triumph's senior pastor Kinloch delivers each sermon in-person at each facility.
In addition to its worship facility in the New Center, Detroit
area of Detroit (known as the East Campus), Triumph also occupies its historic worship facility in southwest Detroit (known as the South Campus). The East Campus also serves as the central business office for the church. The South Campus facility dates back to 1954.
Because the New Center, Detroit East Campus facility and southwest Detroit facility inadequate to accommodate one large weekly service attendance, Triumph temporarily utilizes rental facilities for five of its weekly services (including three of the five Sunday services).
Additional Sunday worship services are held at Salem High School
in Canton, Michigan and at the Millennium Centre (known as the North Campus) in Southfield, Michigan
. Wednesday services are held at Faith United Methodist Church in Belleville, Michigan
.
In August 2009, Triumph announced that it would relocate its 11 am Sunday worship service, which is currently held at Cass Technical High School
's 1100-seat auditorium, to the 2,700-seat Detroit Opera House
beginning in January 2010. Additionally the 8AM Sunday and 6:30 pm Tuesday worship services will move from the 300-seat southwest Detroit campus to the 800-seat New Center Detroit campus.
In June 2010, after six months of weekly occupancy at the Opera House, Triumph transitioned its 11 am service into two different services at two different locations; a 10:45 am service at the Millennium Centre and an 11:45am service at the East Campus. Due to capacity attendance at both of the new services, Triumph added another service at 12:45 pm at the Millennium Centre.
Under the deal, each week the Detroit Opera House
housed the 11 am Sunday worship service for Triumph. Triumph formerly hosted this service at the 1100-seat Cass Technical High School
auditorium.
Triumph Church held weekly worship services at the Opera House from January 3, 2010 through June 6, 2010, including an Easter
Sunday worship service featuring the Grammy award-winning gospel musician Kirk Franklin
.
organization, as part of the "seeker sensitive" movement it does not publicize its traditional "Baptist" ties as research indicates new believers are less drawn to traditional forms church activities and worship.
Triumph utilizes a modern, high-energy worship style that features popular Urban contemporary gospel
music in the sub-genres of either "praise" (faster in tempo, stronger and louder) or "worship" (slower in tempo and more subtle so the song's message is understood). Additionally, Triumph worships will include sermon topics that deal with Biblical connections to pop culture
and may showcase brief theatrics
or hip hop dance performances to contemporary gospel or Christian hip hop
music.
. Kinloch received formal training from the American Baptist College in Nashville, TN. In 1998, Rev. Kinloch accepted the call to Pastor at Triumph Baptist Church, in Detroit, Michigan.
Kinloch serves on the board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
and the New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board. Recognized as a premier personality in preaching, Kinloch has received numerous recognitions and awards for his extraordinary accomplishments as a young visionary. Comcast
has spotlighted locally him as a 2003 Newsmaker. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
selected him as 2003 Pastor of the Year, and the Detroit News has declared him one of “The New Generation of Black Leaders”. He was named a “New Kingdom Voice... one of twelve Dynamic, World Changers” by Gospel Today Magazine. In 2006, the Michigan Chronicle
named him “Contemporary Pioneer” during its 70th anniversary celebration.
, the church was officially incorporated.
Cummings was succeeded by the Reverend L.A. Forte, Reverend Rosbrior, Reverend F. Freeman, Reverend Scott and Reverend G.W. Sims respectively. In 1941, Reverend A.D. Boone, who had been a member for twenty years, accepted the call to pastor Triumph.
It was under the leadership of Boone that members marched to the new church in 1954 and one of its current locations. Located underground at 2550 South Liddesdale in Detroit. After the death of Boone in 1969, Freeman re-assumed pastoral duties until God appointed another pastor, Reverend David DeYampert in 1970.
Under DeYampert, Triumph‘s membership grew from approximately 300 members to over 1,200. Construction of a new edifice on the same site began in March 1974. The following September, members began worshiping in the new sanctuary. By June 1988, members held a special service to celebrate full payment of the mortgage.
From 1989 to 1997, Triumph faced difficult times as the membership dwindled from its highpoint of over 1,200 to only 44. In addition to the struggles facing the church, Pastor DeYampert died on July 2, 1997. Earlier the next year on March 22, 1998, Triumph Church appointed a then-24-year-old Solomon Kinloch, Jr as its next pastor.
Under Kinloch visionary leadership, membership has exploded from forty-four members to over 9,000. To accommodate this growth, Triumph Church made a decision to transitioned into a Multi-site church
by adding additional services on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at various sites. The growth has also led to the creation of the Spiritual Beltway.
by eventually operating between four to six community campuses that are extensions of Triumph Church.
The vision aims to accommodate current membership needs and future growth by maintaining a level of intimacy within ministries and the worship-experience by offering locations within 30 minutes of the majority of the population in Metro Detroit
. As one church in multiple locations, members and visitors would not have to endure extensive commutes to experience a Triumph worship service.
The Spiritual Beltway, which has begun, includes breaking ground or renovating more than 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land on four different sites in three different cities inside Metro Detroit
; (Canton, Detroit and Southfield
).
The earlier phases of the Spiritual Beltway included the acquisition of a 29000 square feet (2,694.2 m²) worship facility and adjacent land in the New Center, Detroit
area and the purchase of a 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) site in Canton, Michigan. Additionally, in 2005 the church acquired 6.6 acres (26,709.3 m²) of property in Lincoln Park
. The land, was the former location of Oakwood Hospital at Outer Drive and Fort streets in Lincoln Park.
However, the growth of the church quickly exceeded the type of facility and parking the Lincoln Park property could accommodate. At the time of the Lincoln Park acquisition, the church consisted of over 4,000 members and was growing at a rate of 900 new members per year. In less than four years, the church's membership had doubled to over 8,000 members.
named Triumph the third fastest growing church in the United States, with over 2,000 new members formalizing a commitment to the church during the 2008 calendar year.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
multi-site church
Multi-site church
A multi-site church is one church that meets at multiple locations. Churches began to use the multi-site church model in the mid 1980s...
located in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in the Fall of 1920 by Reverend Claude Cummings as the Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend Solomon W. Kinloch, Jr. is currently the Senior Pastor. The church has six weekend and three midweek services and its average attendance makes it one of the largest churches in Detroit and Michigan.
More notably, the church is recognized for its exponential growth. According to Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazine is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Vista, California. It focuses on activities of growing churches and is non-denominational.It is a periodical from the organization Outreach, Inc...
, it is the 3rd fastest growing church in the United States, with more than 2,000 new members formalizing a commitment to the church during the 2008 calendar year.http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=Top-100-Fastest-Growing-Churches
Beliefs
Triumph Church's motto is “the Church where the Word is the Word.” Members believe that religious affiliations and denominations are unimportant as the church bases its beliefs solely on the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, asserting it to be inspired by God, inerrant, infallible, and the final authority on matters which it covers. Based on its understanding of the Bible, Triumph intends to nurture souls within Christ through the four tenets of: fellowship
Communion (Christian)
The term communion is derived from Latin communio . The corresponding term in Greek is κοινωνία, which is often translated as "fellowship". In Christianity, the basic meaning of the term communion is an especially close relationship of Christians, as individuals or as a Church, with God and with...
, discipleship
Disciple (Christianity)
In Christianity, the disciples were the students of Jesus during his ministry. While Jesus attracted a large following, the term disciple is commonly used to refer specifically to "the Twelve", an inner circle of men whose number perhaps represented the twelve tribes of Israel...
, stewardship
Stewardship
Stewardship is an ethic that embodies responsible planning and management of resources. The concept of stewardship has been applied in diverse realms, including with respect to environment, economics, health, property, information, and religion, and is linked to the concept of sustainability...
, and worship
Worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute...
. Triumph also believes in and draws the following Biblical conclusions about the following topics:
- GOD: We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
- JESUS: We believe that Jesus is: the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into heaven.
- CHRIST’S RETURN: We believe that Jesus Christ will literally return to earth.
- HOLY SPIRIT: We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation, and is the Comforter and Guide Who lived in every believer.
- BIBLE: We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error, the sole authority for life and faith.
- SALVATION: We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- ASSURANCE: We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- ETERNITY: We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven.
- BAPTISM: We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation.
Locations
Triumph is also a Multi-site churchMulti-site church
A multi-site church is one church that meets at multiple locations. Churches began to use the multi-site church model in the mid 1980s...
, currently providing nine weekly worship services at five different sites in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
. Many churches using a multi-site model duplicate the sermon through satellite video transmissions (or video venues) or by sermons delivered by a site or campus pastor. However, Triumph's senior pastor Kinloch delivers each sermon in-person at each facility.
In addition to its worship facility in the New Center, Detroit
New Center, Detroit
The New Center is a significant commercial and residential historic district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown...
area of Detroit (known as the East Campus), Triumph also occupies its historic worship facility in southwest Detroit (known as the South Campus). The East Campus also serves as the central business office for the church. The South Campus facility dates back to 1954.
Because the New Center, Detroit East Campus facility and southwest Detroit facility inadequate to accommodate one large weekly service attendance, Triumph temporarily utilizes rental facilities for five of its weekly services (including three of the five Sunday services).
Additional Sunday worship services are held at Salem High School
Plymouth-Canton Educational Park
The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park encompasses three public secondary schools—Salem High School, Canton High School, and Plymouth High School—in Canton Township, Michigan, United States. PCEP is located on a campus in Wayne County...
in Canton, Michigan and at the Millennium Centre (known as the North Campus) in Southfield, Michigan
Southfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
. Wednesday services are held at Faith United Methodist Church in Belleville, Michigan
Belleville, Michigan
Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,991 at the 2010 census. It is the sister city of Machynlleth, Wales. Belleville is southeast of Ann Arbor and southwest of Detroit.-Geography:...
.
In August 2009, Triumph announced that it would relocate its 11 am Sunday worship service, which is currently held at Cass Technical High School
Cass Technical High School
The Cass Tech Technicians football team is a high school football program in Division 1 Public School League, representing the prestigious Cass Technical High School in Detroit, MI. Cass Tech High School has long been recognized nationwide for its extraordinary football program dating back to its...
's 1100-seat auditorium, to the 2,700-seat Detroit Opera House
Detroit Opera House
The Detroit Opera House is an opera house located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and it hosts a variety of other events. It opened on January 22, 1922....
beginning in January 2010. Additionally the 8AM Sunday and 6:30 pm Tuesday worship services will move from the 300-seat southwest Detroit campus to the 800-seat New Center Detroit campus.
In June 2010, after six months of weekly occupancy at the Opera House, Triumph transitioned its 11 am service into two different services at two different locations; a 10:45 am service at the Millennium Centre and an 11:45am service at the East Campus. Due to capacity attendance at both of the new services, Triumph added another service at 12:45 pm at the Millennium Centre.
Triumph Church property owned
- South: 2550 S Liddesdale St, Detroit, Michigan (original location, 300-seat sanctuary, classrooms, outreach programming, 3 worship services)
- East: 2760 E Grand Blvd, Detroit, Michigan (central administrative office, 800-seat renovated sanctuary to be completed in 2009, banquet hall, currently hosts special worship services)
- West: 48015 Geddes Rd Canton, Michigan (13 acres, 30000 sq ft (2,787.1 m²) facility with 17 classrooms, 17 offices and 400-seat multipurpose gymnasium. future facility expansion to include 1,200 seat sanctuary, parking lot expansion and other renovations)
- North: 15600 JL Hudson Dr, Southfield, MichiganSouthfield, MichiganAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
(long-term, multi-year lease on facility with 1,043 seat auditorium. sanctuary, teen auditorium, outdoor amphitheater, nursery, coffee shop) - Other: 25750 Outer Dr, Lincoln Park, MichiganLincoln Park, MichiganLincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It lies in an area of cities and communities known as Downriver. The population was 38,144 at the 2010 census . The settlement was organized as a village in 1921, and reorganized as a city in 1925. The area was originally home to...
(6.6 acres, no facility or future plans to build on this site)
Rental facilities
- Salem High SchoolPlymouth-Canton Educational ParkThe Plymouth-Canton Educational Park encompasses three public secondary schools—Salem High School, Canton High School, and Plymouth High School—in Canton Township, Michigan, United States. PCEP is located on a campus in Wayne County...
in Canton, Michigan (hosts 9:30AM Sunday worship service) - Faith United Methodist Church in Belleville, MI (hosts 6:30PM Wednesday worship service)
Detroit Opera House
In 2009, Triumph entered into what is believed to be the first-ever weekly rental or residency agreement with a major Detroit entertainment or performance venue.Under the deal, each week the Detroit Opera House
Detroit Opera House
The Detroit Opera House is an opera house located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and it hosts a variety of other events. It opened on January 22, 1922....
housed the 11 am Sunday worship service for Triumph. Triumph formerly hosted this service at the 1100-seat Cass Technical High School
Cass Technical High School
The Cass Tech Technicians football team is a high school football program in Division 1 Public School League, representing the prestigious Cass Technical High School in Detroit, MI. Cass Tech High School has long been recognized nationwide for its extraordinary football program dating back to its...
auditorium.
Triumph Church held weekly worship services at the Opera House from January 3, 2010 through June 6, 2010, including an Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
Sunday worship service featuring the Grammy award-winning gospel musician Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
.
Worship style
Though Triumph traces its beginnings to the Missionary BaptistsMissionary Baptists
Missionary Baptists are a group of Baptists that grew out of the missionary / anti-missionary controversy that divided Baptists in the United States in the early part of the 19th century, with Missionary Baptists following the pro-missions movement position...
organization, as part of the "seeker sensitive" movement it does not publicize its traditional "Baptist" ties as research indicates new believers are less drawn to traditional forms church activities and worship.
Triumph utilizes a modern, high-energy worship style that features popular Urban contemporary gospel
Urban contemporary gospel
Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music in the sub-genres of either "praise" (faster in tempo, stronger and louder) or "worship" (slower in tempo and more subtle so the song's message is understood). Additionally, Triumph worships will include sermon topics that deal with Biblical connections to pop culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
and may showcase brief theatrics
Christian drama
Christian drama is drama that explores Christian themes.- Mystery play :Through the medieval period churches in Europe frequently performed mystery plays, retelling the stories of the Bible. They developed from the representation of Bible stories in churches with accompanying song...
or hip hop dance performances to contemporary gospel or Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...
music.
Leadership
Solomon Kinloch, Jr., was born to Solomon and Janie Kinloch on July 28, 1973, the youngest son and the fifth of six children. He is the senior pastor of Triumph Church. He has been a minister since the age of 14, beginning under the tutelage of Pastor Robert Smith, Jr. at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Kinloch received formal training from the American Baptist College in Nashville, TN. In 1998, Rev. Kinloch accepted the call to Pastor at Triumph Baptist Church, in Detroit, Michigan.
Kinloch serves on the board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
and the New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board. Recognized as a premier personality in preaching, Kinloch has received numerous recognitions and awards for his extraordinary accomplishments as a young visionary. Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
has spotlighted locally him as a 2003 Newsmaker. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
selected him as 2003 Pastor of the Year, and the Detroit News has declared him one of “The New Generation of Black Leaders”. He was named a “New Kingdom Voice... one of twelve Dynamic, World Changers” by Gospel Today Magazine. In 2006, the Michigan Chronicle
Michigan Chronicle
The Michigan Chronicle is a weekly African-American run newspaper based in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1936 by John Sengstacke, owner of the Chicago Defender. The first editor was Louis E. Martin, whom Sengestacke sent to Detroit on June 6, giving him a $5.00 raise above his $15-per-week...
named him “Contemporary Pioneer” during its 70th anniversary celebration.
History
In the fall of 1920, Reverend Claude Cummings organized the Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. In 1924, while located underground in a wood-frame structure at 515 Holford Street in River Rouge, MichiganRiver Rouge, Michigan
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,917 people, 3,640 households, and 2,504 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,713.9 per square mile . There were 4,080 housing units at an average density of 1,528.0 per square mile...
, the church was officially incorporated.
Cummings was succeeded by the Reverend L.A. Forte, Reverend Rosbrior, Reverend F. Freeman, Reverend Scott and Reverend G.W. Sims respectively. In 1941, Reverend A.D. Boone, who had been a member for twenty years, accepted the call to pastor Triumph.
It was under the leadership of Boone that members marched to the new church in 1954 and one of its current locations. Located underground at 2550 South Liddesdale in Detroit. After the death of Boone in 1969, Freeman re-assumed pastoral duties until God appointed another pastor, Reverend David DeYampert in 1970.
Under DeYampert, Triumph‘s membership grew from approximately 300 members to over 1,200. Construction of a new edifice on the same site began in March 1974. The following September, members began worshiping in the new sanctuary. By June 1988, members held a special service to celebrate full payment of the mortgage.
From 1989 to 1997, Triumph faced difficult times as the membership dwindled from its highpoint of over 1,200 to only 44. In addition to the struggles facing the church, Pastor DeYampert died on July 2, 1997. Earlier the next year on March 22, 1998, Triumph Church appointed a then-24-year-old Solomon Kinloch, Jr as its next pastor.
Under Kinloch visionary leadership, membership has exploded from forty-four members to over 9,000. To accommodate this growth, Triumph Church made a decision to transitioned into a Multi-site church
Multi-site church
A multi-site church is one church that meets at multiple locations. Churches began to use the multi-site church model in the mid 1980s...
by adding additional services on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at various sites. The growth has also led to the creation of the Spiritual Beltway.
The Spiritual Beltway
The Spiritual Beltway represents the vision to more aggressively impact the secular population of Metro DetroitMetro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
by eventually operating between four to six community campuses that are extensions of Triumph Church.
The vision aims to accommodate current membership needs and future growth by maintaining a level of intimacy within ministries and the worship-experience by offering locations within 30 minutes of the majority of the population in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
. As one church in multiple locations, members and visitors would not have to endure extensive commutes to experience a Triumph worship service.
The Spiritual Beltway, which has begun, includes breaking ground or renovating more than 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land on four different sites in three different cities inside Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
; (Canton, Detroit and Southfield
Southfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
).
The earlier phases of the Spiritual Beltway included the acquisition of a 29000 square feet (2,694.2 m²) worship facility and adjacent land in the New Center, Detroit
New Center, Detroit
The New Center is a significant commercial and residential historic district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown...
area and the purchase of a 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) site in Canton, Michigan. Additionally, in 2005 the church acquired 6.6 acres (26,709.3 m²) of property in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park, Michigan
Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It lies in an area of cities and communities known as Downriver. The population was 38,144 at the 2010 census . The settlement was organized as a village in 1921, and reorganized as a city in 1925. The area was originally home to...
. The land, was the former location of Oakwood Hospital at Outer Drive and Fort streets in Lincoln Park.
However, the growth of the church quickly exceeded the type of facility and parking the Lincoln Park property could accommodate. At the time of the Lincoln Park acquisition, the church consisted of over 4,000 members and was growing at a rate of 900 new members per year. In less than four years, the church's membership had doubled to over 8,000 members.
Personal life
In 2010, Pastor Kinloch married his best friend and love of his life, the former Robin Kemp. Together, they are the parents of one son, Kadin Elijah and guardians of two nephews, Ramone and Devonte Rainey.Recognition
In 2008, Outreach MagazineOutreach Magazine
Outreach Magazine is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Vista, California. It focuses on activities of growing churches and is non-denominational.It is a periodical from the organization Outreach, Inc...
named Triumph the third fastest growing church in the United States, with over 2,000 new members formalizing a commitment to the church during the 2008 calendar year.