PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH

5200 Pleasant Grove Road

Lansing, MI 48911-3455
www.prbclansing.org
Reverend Walter Gibson, Jr., Pastor
Office (517) 882-8012 Fax (517) 882-6690 prest6302@sbcglobal.net

February 18, 2015

We are writing this reference letter at the request of Takiya Crawford. It is a pleasure for us to do
so as we have come to know her over the past 4 years to be a young woman who is like none
other. She has consistently separated herself from other young people her age in the areas of her
dependability, attention to her studies and her willingness to assist those who are less fortunate.
We have known Takiya for 4 years in our capacity as Pastor and First Lady at Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church. She has volunteered for many tasks at our church including events that assisted the
elderly and less fortunate during holidays.
Through her involvement in the Youth Group at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Michigan State
Upward Bound Program and other service organizations, Takiya has helped to make the Greater
Lansing area a better place to live. We were able to observe her in action while she was involved
in many of these aforementioned activities in events. She always conducted herself as a leader
and was never afraid to suggest and work toward ways for improving what was being done.
We must mention that even with all of the aforementioned involvement, she is a part of the Everett
Dance Company, the PRBC Mime-in-Motion, a varsity Cheerleader and she excels on her
schools Varsity Track team. In the midst of all these activities, Takiya has consistently shown that
she knows priority must be given to her role as a student. She is a great role model to the
younger children around her and she makes herself available to impart words of wisdom to them.
We have watched the way she conducts herself in front of her younger sisters and the way she
encourages and provides support to them in their academic and extracurricular activities. By her
so doing, they are also growing to be difference makers.
In conclusion, we would highly recommend Takiya for your programs and/or scholarships.
Sincerely,

Dr. and Mrs. Walter Gibson, Jr.

Pastor and First Lady, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

Developing a people of prayer, purpose, power and praise for the advancement of the kingdom
of God.