James D. Tindall, Sr. 2nd District Phone: (816) 881-3163 Fax: (816) 881-3340 Email: jtindall@jacksongov.org Mailing address: James D. Tindall, Sr. Jackson County Legislature 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor Kansas City, MO 64106 Legislative Aide: Celestine Williams District Map (PDF): Click here

Biography

James Dennis Tindall, Sr. was born on June 6, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of Wallace and Lottie Tindall. He attended W.W. Yates Elementary School and a graduate of Manual High School class of 1960. He attended the University of Missouri Kansas City, Carver Bible Institute, Western Baptist Bible College, Columbia School of Broadcasting and KPRS School of Broadcasting.

Attended the Highland Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend C. S. Stamps and at the age of 16 years old joined the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ where he sang in the choir, was Superintendent of the Sunday School, served on the Trustee Board and later was called to Ministry.

He is married to Ms. Frances Smith. He is the father of six beautiful children four children of whom the mother is Miss Ella Tindall they are Janie, Tina, Sheila, and James, Jr. and Frances is the mother of Cheryl and James Dennis, III and from which there are 14 grandchildren.

He was ordained in July 1976; at the First Church of Deliverance in Chicago, Illinois by the Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs simultaneous with his elevation to ordained Minister he was appointed to Pastor of the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri the mother church of the spiritual church movement. Rev. Tindall was appointed permanent pastor on Friday night September 24, 1976.

Rev. Tindall was appointed to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ by the Reverend Dr. Logan Kearse who in 1980 became International President of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ.

In 1996 in Chicago, Illinois on November 8, at the First Church of Deliverance Dr. James D. Tindall, Sr. was elevated to the office of Bishop by the Archbishop of the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ Arthur Leonard Posey.

Civic and Community Activities

• Coadjutor for the Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ
• Past Chairman of the Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration
• Member, Board of Directors, Parker Square Housing Development
• Past President, Freedom Inc.

Achievements

• Elected Chairman of the Jackson County Legislature for six consecutive years.

First Elected to Legislature: 1992, and served until 1996; re-elected 2006.

• Health and Justice Committee
• Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee