Reverend Laura G. Lowery Way

Laura Lowery received a Bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bard College and later received a Master’s degree in social work from New York University. She began her career in social work at the New York City Hospital Association and also worked at the New York State Department of Mental Health. Several years later, she began serving as co-pastor with her husband at the Love Oasis Christian Center in Hempstead, NY. They later moved the ministry to Queens Village.

Pastor Lowery spearheaded many community service projects locally and internationally, including breast cancer screenings and the collection and shipment of medical supplies to Haiti and the Bahamas. She worked with the 105th Precinct on National Night Out events, and her ministry worked with local elected officials on food drives, clothing drives and holiday toy drives. Pastor Lowery helped establish hospital and nursing home visits, intervened in incidences of domestic violence, and created a program for teenage girls in crisis. She also worked with youth and oversaw basketball and arts and crafts programs.

In 2020, Pastor Lowery spearheaded the We Care Food Distribution Program, a community-based food program that feeds hundreds of families in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. She also had a tremendous domestic and international following from her radio ministry.

Sources:

Gil Tauber, "NYC Honorary Street Names," accessed June 15, 2022, http://www.nycstreets.info/