Pastor Sherin Flythe
Published 9:57 am Saturday, July 25, 2009
Name: Pastor Sherin Flythe
Age: 43
occupation and title: Pastor at Millneck Baptist Church/lab technician at Wal-Mart
Spouse’s name: Robert Flythe
Children’s name: Imari, 20, and Robert, 19
Church affiliation: Millneck Baptist Church, Capron
If I could change my name, I’d make it: Tutti
Pet I’d like to own: Parrot
People say I look like: Mable Fenner
Favorite movie of all time: “The Color Purple”
TV show I never miss: “The Closer”
The secret to happiness is: Depending on God
I wish I knew how to: Play the keyboard at church
Song I’d love to sing karaoke to: Yesterday by Mary Mary
If I had to eat only three foods for the rest of my life, they’d be: Fried chicken, butter beans and corn and strawberry shortcake
Three words that best describe me: Funny, giving and filled with the Holy Spirit
One superpower I wish I had: Read other people’s mind
Book currently on my night stand: Bible
My proudest achievement: Becoming pastor at Millneck Baptist Church
My most humbling moment: When my children were born
My most recent trip: Norfolk
My life won’t be complete until: I see Jesus
My friends think i’m: “Crazy”
I really lose my cool when: People don’t do what they say
Favorite pro sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college sports team: Norfolk State Spartans
Favorite color: Purple
the best life lesson i’ve learned and who taught me: Be honest — my father the late Pastor James Banks
the best decision I have made in life: To give my life to Christ
The local charitable or nonprofit organization I wish more people would support: The Food Bank
THIS GIVES ME the blues: People who don’t have enough to eat
MY best childhood memory: Helping my dad plant a garden
My most recent venture: Virginia Beach