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Patricia Ann Singletary is a pastor, minister, senior underwriter, security specialist, educator, author, and community organizer. She is the founder of Adoni Economic Enterprises, Inc. In 2002, she became the first female minister of Elmendorf Reformed Church in Harlem. Which is the oldest religious congregation in Harlem dating back to 1660. Singletary is the author of, “The African-American Guide to Buying Stock Without a Broker.” She is the co-founder of the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force.

Education

 * 1984, Bachelor of Theology from the New World Bible Institute
 * 1986, Master of Religious Education from the New World Bible Institute & Seminary
 * 1991, Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science from SUNY Empire State College
 * 1995, Associate of Arts from Virginia University in Lynchburg, Virginia
 * 1995, Master of Divinity from New Brunswick Theological Seminary
 * 1996, trained for investment banking at New York University
 * 2010, received Doctor of Ministry degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Career
In 1968, Singletary started working for Depository Trust Company as a senior underwriter. In 1990, she became account coordinator. In 1998 she became security specialist. She retired from Depository Trust Company in 2003.

September 22, 2002, the Elmendorf Reformed Church extended a call for Patricia A. Singletary became the first female Minister. She accepted the Call. The Elmendorf Reformed Church was organized in 1660 as the Harlem Reformed Low Dutch Church

Singletary is a co-founder of the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force. Which was formed in 2009. The burial ground was a cemetery for enslaved Africans, and a part of the Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem. The church was organized in 1660, a 17th century colonial cemetery for enslaved and free Africans. The cemetery belonged to what was then known as the Low Dutch Reformed Church of Harlem. The Harlem Burial Ground began in 1658. It began when Governor Peter Stuyvesant had enslaved Africans build a nine-mile road from Lower Manhattan to what was then called Nieuw Haarlem. In 1660, the First Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem was erected. It was erected at First Avenue and 127th street on a quarter acre. Which was reserved for a "Negro Burying Ground."

The Elmendorf Reformed Church was later moved to its current location on East 121st Street in Harlem, New York City, New York.

The Harlem Burial Ground began in 1658 when Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant ordered enslaved Africans to build a nine-mile road from lower Manhattan to the city known then as Nieuw Haarlem. Seven years later the residents erected the First Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem. Which later became the Elmendorf Reformed Church), at First Avenue and 127th Street. A quarter acre of land was reserved for a “Negro Burying Ground,” where 140 bones were found. The goal of the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force project is to build a memorial. Members of the Harlem African burial ground Task Force want a museum and cultural center to be built to exhibit documents and artifacts.

In 2011, at a New York Senate hearing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged that there was a colonial cemetery under the 126th Street bus depot.

In 1996, Singletary authored, "The African-American Guide to Buying Stock Without a Broker".

In 2015, the New York City Economic Development Corporation hired archaeologists to investigate and dig trenches beneath the floor of the bus depot.

In 2017, the New York City Council voted to fund a Harlem Burial Ground project for a memorial. It will also include mixed-use development with affordable housing, businesses, and a support space for the East Harlem community.

In 2019, Reverend, Dr. Patricia Singletary received the Prophetic Ministry Alumni Award from New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Due to the 2020, COVID pandemic the development of the site is on hold.

Acknowledgements

 * Who's Who of Women in America.
 * Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
 * Who's Who in the World.
 * Who's Who of Professional Women
 * Marquis Who's Who Top Executives

Awards
In 2019 - Singletary received an alumni Award from New Brunswick Theological Seminary Award.

Memberships

 * National Association Negro Business