
Reverend Mark E. Blue
SecretaryDate Appointed: 07/23/2020
Committees: Chair, Surface Transportation Committee
Pastor Mark E. Blue was born in the City of Buffalo in 1963 and has always worked and served to reach out to anyone who may have needed a helping hand. He joined the United States Air Force Reserve in 1983 and retired in 2003 with the rank of Master Sergeant. During the time of his military service, Blue was employed at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station – 914th Tactical Airlift Group as an Aircraft Propulsion Technician. While employed at the Reserve Base, he also served as a Base Equal Opportunity Employment Counselor and served on the Air Force Reserve Base Human Resource Development Council.
Pastor Blue was called to the pastorate of Second Baptist Church of Lackawanna New York on November 27, 2001. In October 2012, Pastor Blue was elevated to serve as the President of the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Buffalo and Vicinity, where he is dedicated to the working with pastors and ministers across Western New York. He is also very active in the Lackawanna Ministerial Alliance. He received the Buffalo Citizenship Award for his dedicated work in the community, and he also received the Key to the City of Lackawanna.
Also, in 2012, Pastor Blue was appointed as the President of the Board of Directors of the Lackawanna Chambers of Commerce; a historical event, as he is the first African American to hold the presidency position within the Lackawanna Chamber. Pastor Blue also served as the on the Overall Policy Committee Chairperson of Head Start program and on the Community Action Organization of Erie County Board.
In October 2016, Pastor Blue was voted in as the President of the Buffalo Branch National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP), subscribing as a Gold Life member. He is currently in his second term as the branch president. In this capacity, Pastor Blue serves on the Erie County Industrial Development Board and sits on the President Advisory Committee of Buffalo State College.
Pastor Blue completed his Associates of Science Degree in Aerospace Technology in October 2001, an Associate Degree in June 2007, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in June 2009 in Christian Ministry at the Rochester Center of Theological and Biblical Studies; and is currently enrolled in a Master of Art’s Program at the Andersonville Theological Seminary.
Affiliate memberships include: Concern Clergy Coalition, Straight Talk Committee Member,
Board Member of Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Kensington Heights Community Advisory Committee Meeting of Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Board Member of Nicklaus Olmsted Buffalo Inc., Member of Lackawanna M I A (MEN IN ACTION).