11th Episcopal District Evangelism Seminar

GREETINGS

Greetings in the majestic name of Jesus our Christ and Lord,

The prophetic words of Jeremiah assures us that God thinks
about the difficulties that his people face in returning to
their familiar place of worship after catastrophic events in
life. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give
you a future and a hope.” We can be assured that God
knows the challenges we have faced in this pandemic
crisis, and He still has a plan for us and our ministries of

love. We are hopeful that this seminar will share some words of intellect,
instruction and inspiration to prepare you to move beyond the limitations
of the pandemic crisis in ministry and Christian living.

We are thankful to every person who was involved in this sharing moment.
A special thanks goes out to each program participant and especially to
Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Presiding Prelate of the 11th Episcopal District
and our Moderator, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Presiding Prelate of
the 10th Episcopal District. In appreciation to God for your involvement,
we release the blessedness of God’s presence into your lives and your
families.

In His Service,

Rev. Dr. Mark E. Crutcher

11th Episcopal District
Director of Evangelism

AGENDA

Welcome Rev. Dr. Mark E. Crutcher, Pastor
Prayer Mt. Olive AMEC-Orlando, FL
Director of Evangelism
11th Episcopal District

Rev. Valarie Walker, Presiding Elder
Orlando District -11th District

Scripture Bro. Reginald McGill
Greetings St. Mark AME – Orlando, FL.
Jeremiah 29:11-14

Rev. Dr. James C. Wade
Executive Director of Church Growth
AME Church

Lament: The Biblical Process of Addressing Grief and Loss

Presenter Rev. Wanda Jenkins
Bereavement Manager
Office of the VITAS Healthcare
Chicago Region

Time of Giving Rev. Jon Ingraham
Musical Selection

Greetings/Introduction Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr.
of Moderator
Presiding Prelate
11th Episcopal District AMEC

Taking Ministry Beyond the Norm in Post-Pandemic Era – Forum

Moderator Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Presiding Prelate
10th Episcopal District AMEC

Panelists Rev. Francine Brookins, Pastor
Bethel AMEC-Fontana, CA
Closing Remarks
Closing Prayer Rev. Marvin Zanders, Pastor
St. Paul AMEC-Jacksonville, FL

Rev. William Lamar, Pastor
Metropolitan AMEC-Washington DC

Rev. Conitras M. Houston, Pastor
Trinity AMEC-Atlanta, GA

Rev. John White II, Pastor
Immanuel Temple AMEC-Miami, FL

Rev. Dr. Mark E. Crutcher

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Moderator

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie serves as the 117th elected and
consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME)
Church. Her historic election in the year 2000 represents the first
time in the over 200-year history of the AME Church, a woman had
obtained the level of Episcopal office. The firsts continue as she
served as the President of the Council of Bishops, Chair of the
General Conference Commission and was the Host Bishop for the
49th Session of the General Conference of the AME Church in June
2012 with more than 30,000 in attendance.

Currently, she is honored to serve as the presiding prelate of the 10th
Episcopal District, which is the entire state of Texas. Bishop McKenzie serves as the
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Paul Quinn College. She is also a member of the
Board of Trustees of the International Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bishop McKenzie was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the inaugural
President’s Advisory Council of the White House Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships. She recently was invited to preach at the annual White House Easter Prayer
Breakfast at the invitation of President Obama.

Bishop McKenzie is the author of five books. The first two, Not Without A Struggle and
Strength in the Struggle concern leadership and professional growth for women. Journey to
the Well helps women seek new directions for personal growth and transformation following
the footsteps of the Biblical Samaritan woman. Her book, Swapping Housewives, tells the
stories of Rachel, Jacob and Leah and shares the 21st century implications for married and
unmarried love. A revised updated version of Not Without A Struggle was released in 2012.
In 2013 her newest book Those Sisters Can Preach! was released. It includes 22 sermons as
pearls of wisdom from nationally known preachers who happen to be women.

Bishop McKenzie, well known as an electrifying preacher, has been honored for her
leadership, community service, and outstanding achievements by a number of diverse civic,
educational, business, and governmental organizations and leaders. She was named this year
by Huffington Post as one of the 50 most powerful women religious leaders in the world.

Her teaching ministry is available daily at www.thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com. In
February 2012, she launched The Greatest of These is Love mixtape of ten mini-messages as

love notes for your soul. Her incredible Praycation is available at www.vashtimckenzie.blogspot.com

Bishop McKenzie is humbled and grateful to God for the many opportunities and blessings afforded her as
she strives to serve with excellence in the Kingdom of God

Rev. Wanda Cheryl Henry-Jenkins
Presenter

Reverend Wanda Henry-Jenkins is the Bereavement
Services Manager (BSM) in the Chicago Central and
Chicago Northwest Offices of VITAS Healthcare
Chicago Region. She has been a member of the VITAS
Staff since April 17, 2000.

Rev. Henry-Jenkins received an undergraduate degree in
English and Education from Olivet Nazarene University,
a graduate degree in Human Services from Lincoln
University in Philadelphia, PA. She also has a graduate degree in Spiritual
Formation from Lincoln Christian University, and an advanced certificate in
Cultural Competence in Human Services from Temple University School of Social
Sciences. She also earned a Certificate in Bereavement and Grief from Widow and
Widowers Counseling and Referral Services. She graduated from Christos Center
in 2015. She is a Certified Spiritual Director. Currently, she is completing the final
course work for a Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation.

Rev. Wanda has worked in human services and healthcare for more than 40 years,
as a nurse, educator, social worker and bereavement manager. She is a published
author of three books. Her most recent publication is “My Story, My Song,
Daughter of a Murder Victim; Grief, Grace, and Growth after Loss. She was an
editor for Bereavement Magazine for 10 years. Wanda has written several
publications for VITAS Healthcare on Bereavement and Grief, including “A Time
to Remember Mom (a journal for adult motherless daughters)” and “Remembering
Momma (a journal for teenage motherless daughters)”. Rev. Wanda speaks
internationally, nationally, and locally on topics in bereavement, cultural diversity
and spiritual formation.

Reverend Jenkins is the widow of Reverend Samuel L. Jenkins, Jr., and is the
mother of two young adults, Joshua and Jazmine, and grandparents of four. She is
an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and on the
pastoral staff of Shaffer A.M.E. Church in Harvey, Illinois.

Reverend Wanda believes that learning opens many doors, and that emotional,
social, and spiritual healing is a choice! God truly is the center of her life and the
reason for her joy.

Rev. Francine A. Nelson Brookins, Esq.
Panelist

Candidate for Episcopal Service in the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, Church Builder, Attorney, Mediator,
Judge, Loving Pastor & Teacher

The Rev. Francine Angelique (Nelson) Brookins, Esq. is the
Pastor of Bethel AME Church Fontana, located in Fontana,
California. The motto at Beth-El is “BREATHE. PRAISE.
SERVE.” Psalm 150:6. Francine is a candidate for Episcopal
Service in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2020.

Born in Los Angeles, California in 1971 to Carole Nelson
and Hamel Hartford Brookins, Francine was ‘born and
raised’ in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Political

pressures on her unmarried clergy parents afforded her an
unconventional and distinctive lens on the church. The tireless efforts of both parents
instilled in Francine a sense of the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s value and
importance in the lives of people everywhere. As a child, Francine was active in the
Y.P.D., sang in the choir, served on the youth usher and stewardess boards, and was often
found in church praying or sharing words of life at someone’s event.

Francine attended schools that taught her to think critically and question everything. She
began her early education in the public schools of Berkeley and San Francisco,
California. In 1989 she graduated from Mercy High School, an all-girls Catholic High
School in San Francisco, California. In 1993 she earned her B.A. from Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C., the oldest Jesuit and Catholic University in the United
States. In 1996 she earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from The George Washington National
Law Center in Washington D.C. After completing law school, Francine returned home to
take and pass the California Bar exam on her very first attempt. She was admitted to
practice law in the State of California and the Federal Courts in November 1996 and
began practicing law immediately thereafter. Her attentions were focused on civil rights
matters affecting the poor and disenfranchised. From 1997 until 2009 she was a grader of
California Bar exams for the State Bar of California. In 1998 Francine answered her Call
to ordained ministry and received her license to preach within the African Methodist
Episcopal church. In 2002 she earned a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) from the Pacific
School of Religion (PSR) in Berkeley, California, a multi-denominational Christian
seminary that has been on the cutting edge of emerging movements for change in the
Christian tradition since its founding in 1866.

Francine was ordained an Itinerant Elder in the California Annual Conference of the 5th
Episcopal District of the AME church in 2002. She served as the Conference Coordinator
of Women in Ministry (WIM), a member of the Board of Examiners, and as the Director
of Social Action for the California Conference. Since 2008, she has served the
Connectional A.M.E. Church as a member of the Judicial Council, and as the 2nd Vice
President for AME Women In Ministry.

In 2005, the Rt. Rev. John R. Bryant appointed Francine as the Pastor of Wright Chapel
AME Church in San Francisco, California where she served for four years. In 2009 the
Rt. Rev. T. Larry Kirkland appointed her to serve as the Pastor of Bethel AME Church
Fontana. When she arrived in Fontana, California, she was greeted by a faithful
congregation whose church building had been torn down by the City of Fontana for a
road expansion and a sewer improvement project. Services were being held in shared
space at a neighboring place of worship.

Francine led the congregation in a major and successful effort of building a new and
modern Bethel AME Fontana Church edifice on the site of the original church property.
Under her leadership the congregation commenced and completed the application,
permitting and construction process in less than two years. On Christmas 2010 Bethel
AME Fontana held its first worship service in the new building. The church property was
dedicated for use in the AME Church on January 8, 2011, making Bethel Fontana the
newest AME church structure in all of California. Not only has the physical building of
Beth-El been erected, but under Francine’s leadership, the hearts and minds and numbers
in the congregation have continued to grow in discipleship of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
The people know that as the body of Christ, they are the building that matters most when
it comes to building the Kindom of God.

As a leader Francine is truthful, teachable, and trustworthy. In May of 2012 the great
Bishop H. H. Brookins went to receive his heavenly reward, leaving with us a gift in his
daughter, Pastor Francine Angelique Nelson Brookins, Esq. Yet, Francine does not serve
in anyone’s shadow. She is a servant of God who is quite comfortable in her shoes. She
has proven to be faithful to the cause, dedicated to the work of the Lord, caring for all of
humankind and a most dynamic, encouraging and powerful preacher and teacher. She is a
true inspiration to women of all ages, both in and out of the AME organization; and a real
blessing to people who have the pleasure of sharing in her teaching and leadership.

This is the current witness of the Rev. Francine Angelique Nelson Brookins, Esq.: “The
God of Sarai and Sarah, of Saul and Paul, of Elijah and of the woman with the lost coin is
real, alive and active! Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Mary and Joseph’s baby, is truly the Son
of God who came to save it and not to condemn it. People working together with the love
of Christ in their hearts and the fire of the Holy Spirit creating community among them
can do anything. The gates of hell will not prevail against the true church. Together we
will do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”

Please, grab your shoes, take my hand, and walk with me to Orlando in 2020. Vote #403 for Bishop

Rev. Marvin Clyde Zanders II
Panelist

Marvin Clyde Zanders, II is the anointed, charismatic,
energetic, and innovative Pastor of Saint Paul African
Methodist Episcopal Church of Jacksonville, Florida. This
man of God has been used by the Spirit of the Lord to teach,
touch, and transform lives for the Kingdom of God. He is the
offspring of the late Marvin C. Zanders, Sr. and Mrs.
Jacquelyn Johnson Bain. A native of Orlando, Florida, he
attended the public schools of Orange County, finishing

from Edgewater High School. He received his academic
preparation from Morehouse College and The
Interdenominational Theological Center, both in Atlanta,
Georgia.

Having a strong anointing for leadership development,
evangelism, and stewardship development, has enabled Pastor Zanders to take the
congregations he has served to new levels in God.

The Greater Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Jacksonville, Florida,
under Zanders’ pastoral leadership, experienced a move of God that resulted in an
increase in church membership and the construction of the Marvin C. Zanders
Community Enrichment Center to support the many outreach ministries that were a
blessing to the people of God. Zanders served that congregation for eight years and then
was assigned to Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church in Orlando, Florida.
During his five years of leadership, the Mount Olive congregation experienced
phenomenal church growth as well as burning a $350,000.00 church mortgage within his
first year of leadership to the congregation.

Pastor Zanders is now on assignment at Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
of Jacksonville, Florida. Since his appointment there on November 18, 2000, the ministry
has experienced much growth and development for the good of God’s people. A strong
emphasis on prayer and stewardship enabled the congregation to liquidate a $2.5 million
dollar mortgage three years ahead of time. He also teaches the congregation that they are
blessed to be a blessing. The fruit of that teaching is evident in the strong community
outreach ministries of the church that include; summer camps, community forums, health
symposiums, radio broadcasts, and other opportunities for “Sharing Christ and Meeting
Needs”.

This faithful servant of the Lord also exercises his leadership abilities by serving within
the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Jacksonville community. He is a
member of the Executive Committee of the General Board of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. He has served as the Advisor to the Chairman and the 1st Vice
Chairman of the Episcopal Committee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is
the Treasurer for the Eleventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church.

He is the Co-Organizer of the Clay County Minority Coalition as well as a Board
Member for the Duval County Partners for Education. He is also an active member of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, a 32° Mason PHA – Champion Lodge #2 and
Tillman Valentine Consistory #22.

This servant of God is married to Mrs. Winifred Houston Zanders. They are the parents
of Marvin Frank Curtis Zanders and Micah Van Zanders.

Pastor Zanders is a CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF BISHOP in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church in July 2020 at The 51st Quadrennial Session of the General
Conference in Orlando, Florida.

As you prepare to be blessed by God through His vessel, remember that God can
Empower, Enable and Equip all who have faith in Him. As God sits on high and a new
day begins with the rising sun, trust these words in your heart, “The Best Is Yet To
Come.”

Rev. William Lamar, IV
Panelist

William H. Lamar IV is the pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
in Washington, District of Columbia. Formerly, he was
managing director of Leadership Education at Duke
University Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina.
Lamar has served congregations in Hyattsville, Maryland;
Monticello, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and Jacksonville,
Florida. Through his association with Duke, Lamar
convened and resourced executive pastors of large churches,
denominational finance executives, young denominational
leaders, Methodist bishops, and the constituency of Lilly Endowment’s Sustaining
Pastoral Excellence Program.

William H. Lamar IV was ordained an itinerant elder in 2000 at the Florida Annual
Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a magna cum laude
graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University having earned a degree in
public management with a minor in philosophy and religion and a certificate in human
resource management. Lamar earned the master of divinity degree from Duke University
Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina, in 1999. He has published articles in the
Washington Post, Christian Century, The Anvil, The Christian Recorder, The Afro-
American Newspaper, Divinity Magazine, and the Huffington Post. He has been featured
on The Takeaway and the Huffington Post Live. Lamar is honored to serve and to extend
the ancestral legacy of worship, liberation, and service that has animated Metropolitan
African Methodist Episcopal Church for nearly two centuries.

The Reverend Conitras M. Houston
Panelist

A true woman of God, the Reverend Conitras M. Houston strives for
excellence in ministry through the Word of God, the Work of God,
and the Will of God. She sincerely loves God and God’s people;
therefore, she professes boldly the words of 1 Corinthians 2:9 “…no
eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has
prepared for those who love Him”!

Pastor “C” as she is affectionately called, is the daughter of Bonita
Houston and Harold Houston, Jr. and is the proud beloved sister of
Harold III and Brian.

In May of 2002, Pastor “C” accepted the call into the ministry and was
subsequently admitted for training under the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Board of
Examiners. She delivered her initial sermon and was licensed to preach in December of 2002.
Bishop William P. DeVeaux ordained Pastor “C” as an Itinerant Deacon in May of 2005 and an
Itinerant Elder in May of 2008, both at the Atlanta North Georgia Annual Conference.

Just shy of her ordination as an Itinerant Deacon, Pastor “C” graduated from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interpersonal & Organizational
Communications with a minor in Spanish. While a student at UNC, Pastor “C” constantly
pursued excellence in ministry and academia. To pursue her fluency in Spanish, she studied in
Seville, Spain throughout the summer of 2004.

With all of her many campus obligations, Pastor “C” never took her focus off the work God has
called her to do. In September of 2003, God gave Pastor “C” the vision to start a Bible Study
based ministry, which she named “Saturdays In Christ.” "Saturdays In Christ" was an officially
recognized campus organization on the campus of UNC- Chapel Hill with “Expansions” that
included a Mime & Dance Ministry, a Spoken Word Ministry, as well as a Praise & Worship
Team.

When Pastor “C,” returned to Atlanta, GA in 2005, she quickly expanded her work of “Saturdays
In Christ” into an annual performing arts conference known as “Spirit Movers for Christ”. It is
through “Spirit Movers for Christ” that Pastor “C” shared her passion for mime, dance, and drama
with over 100 children over the course of five days and concluded the intense week with a gospel
stage production. Pastor “C” now hosts “Spirit Movers for Christ” in three different cities within
the state of Georgia. In 2014, she and the Spirit Movers team were invited to expand their reach
to the state of Arizona. Pastor “C” believes that music opens the hearts of young people and
inspires them to be who they are truly created to be—Spirit Movers for Christ is one of the vessels
God has equipped her to use to impact our world.

In February 2007, Pastor “C” was the youngest among only twelve recipients of Delta Sigma
Theta’s Pinnacle Leadership Award. This prestigious award is presented by their Fortitude
Educational and Cultural Development Foundation to honor, recognize, and celebrate local
African-American women who make contributions to society and impact the lives of others—
women who have achieved success in a chosen field and who personify the highest standards of
service, leadership, and character. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

In May of 2008, Pastor “C” completed her studies at Emory University’s Candler School of
Theology earning a Master of Divinity Degree. During her time at Candler, Pastor “C” continued
to strive towards excellence by being among only six students to be admitted into the Master of
Divinity Thesis Program. She was also afforded the honor of preaching in one of the Fall 2007
Chapel services with an audience of faculty, staff, and students from the entire Emory University
community.

Pastor “C” also believes in being a vital resource to her surrounding community. For this reason,
she introduced Gabriel’s House, Inc. to the community of Fairburn, GA in the Fall of 2008.
Gabriel’s House serves as a youth center and preserving agent for the entire community—
instilling values of self-worth through performing arts, life skills training, and academic
enrichment.

Pastor “C” is grateful for the opportunities that she has been given to serve the Lord’s people.
After humbly serving as the Youth Pastor and Assistant Pastor of St. John A.M.E. Church in
Fairburn, GA for five years, Pastor “C” served as the Pastor of St. Luke A.M.E. Church in Athens,
GA until April 2011. In May of 2012, she was appointed as the Senior Pastor of the Greater
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church in Columbus, GA. Under her leadership, Greater Ward Chapel has
grown tremendously in membership, as well as ministry. The sanctuary and other areas of the
facility were renovated debt-free, a community development center serving school-aged children
was initiated, the surrounding community was served, and much more.

In October 2016, after faithfully serving over four years in Columbus, GA, Bishop Reginald T.
Jackson appointed Pastor “C” as the first female and 38th pastor of Trinity A.M.E Church in
Atlanta, GA where she now serves as the Board Chair of a Quality-Rated Early Learning Center
and a vibrant growing congregation. Already, the congregation is increasing in membership and
ministry with Pastor “C” as an enthusiastic and spiritually grounded leader. Pastor “C” is truly
passionate about the work of God has sent her to do – not only at Trinity but also around the entire
world. For this reason, Pastor “C” continues to travel preaching and teaching the Good News
while mentoring and encouraging Christians of all ages within the United States and abroad.

Pastor “C” also serves as the Finance Chair of the Sixth Episcopal District (entire state of Georgia)
of the A.M.E. Church and is a 2019 graduate of Leadership Georgia—the state’s oldest and most
successful leadership organization.

Beyond all of the technical information, the Reverend Conitras M. Houston loves the Lord. Since
childhood, she has always pursued a walk with Christ. Pastor “C” is known for the following
quote: “Since God is a God of excellence, God’s children SHALL excel!”

Rev. John White II
Panelist

Rev. White attended Tuskegee University and
Florida International University, where he received
his undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies with a
concentration in Business. Rev. White is a graduate
of Turner Theological Seminary at the
Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in
Atlanta, Georgia with a Master of Divinity Degree in
Church Administration and Leadership. While at the
ITC he distinguished himself as an honor roll student
and was the first person ever elected by his peers to
represent them as their Male Student Representative
to the Board of Trustees for 2 consecutive years. Rev.
White is also the recipient of the E.C. Curry Memorial Award for
Ecumenical Service. Rev. White has completed all of the coursework and is
currently writing his dissertation, A Pastor's Transitional Manual for the
A.M.E. Church for the Doctor of Ministry in Black Church Studies at
Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio.

Rev. White is a former corporate executive with IKON Office Solutions and
Pitney Bowes, where he was honored as one of Top Sales Representatives in
the entire country. Rev. White is also, the former Media Relations Director
for the City of Opa-locka and an Adjunct Professor, with Edward Waters
College.

Rev. White along with his wife, Rev. Maria, were called by God and
encouraged by 7 members to launch a new Kingdom Movement in South
Florida. On Resurrection Sunday 2012, in the Miami Carol City H.S.
Auditorium, Immanuel Temple was birthed into existence and 265 united
with this body of believers. Since the 2nd Sunday in April 2012 over 700
people and still counting have connected with Immanuel Temple. Over
$600,000 and still counting has been tithed back to the community, 3 cars
have been purchased for members, mission trips to Central America, Europe,
West and Southern Africa have been led by the Pastor and Co-Pastor. iT
leads mission trips to Haiti twice a year one of which, youth lead, where a
SUV Truck was purchased for a pastor in Port Au-Prince. Pastor White led
Immanuel Temple members in writing a book of devotionals called Journey
to Jerusalem and A Generous Life where he and Rev. Maria were both

editors. A vision has been cast that is a wholistic approach to ministry that
transforms the lives of its members, the community, the nation and the world
and is concerned about following Christ by helping God’s people grow in
grace and his image, cares about everyone by sharing in love and fellowship
and is committed to the community by giving 10% of its income back to the
community, through its LOL, Love Out Loud efforts. Immanuel Temple is a
Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Rev. White served as the Pastor of Mt. Hermon A.M.E. Church in Miami
Gardens from November of 2008 until March 2012. While serving as the
Pastor of Mt. Hermon over 700 persons were led to join Mt. Hermon and a
renewed commitment to the community, as he lead the Mt. Hermon Church
into becoming a church that if it no longer exist, there would be a void in the
Miami Gardens Community. A full time Youth Minister, Graphic Artist and
a Chief Financial Officer were added to the staff, upgrades in technology in
the sanctuary to add Worship Screens as well as a fully automated
administrative office, volunteers were added to assist in administration,
small groups were launched for intentional faith development, 3 adjacent
lots were purchased for future expansion and over $300,000 was tithed back
to the community through such efforts as: Jazz in Garden Outreach, Lenten
Shopping Trip for 100 Children who live in the homeless shelter, Teachers
Appreciation Week serving 4 Schools in the Miami Gardens Community
and Come Together Day. Pastor White & Rev. Maria launched the Journey
of Faith Radio Ministry on 103.5FM the Beat, each Sunday morning 6:00-
6:30am heard throughout South Florida before a station programming
change.

Rev. White served as the Pastor of New Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in
Tallahassee from November of 2003 until November of 2008. While serving
as the Pastor of New Mt. Zion, over 800 persons where led to join the New
Mt. Zion Church. In August of 2006, Pastor White led the New Mt. Zion in
completing construction of a $2 Million education and administrative
complex addition, along with a complete renovation of the sanctuary, the J.
Leander Byrd Center, named after the former pastor of 21 years that will
enable New Mt. Zion to be an even greater tool for ministry. Rev. White
established the Journey of Faith TV Ministry airing 4 times a week in the
Big Bend Area, Journey of Faith Radio Ministry airing each Sunday
morning on 96.1FM and the Journey of Faith Internet Ministry broadcasting
24 hours a day, 7 days a week on Streamingfaith.com. Rev. White led New
Mt. Zion in being the first church in this nation to host An Evening with
Alvin Ailey II in February 07, along with a special free school performance.

Rev. White has led the church in giving over $400,000 in tithes back to the
community through such efforts as Come Together Day, where 2,500 low
income children receive free backpacks full of school supplies, along with
free haircuts/hairdos, immunization shots and other pertinent information for
the entire community. Fasting from Shopping for Lent, where over 60
children shared in a shopping trip to Marshall’s the Saturday before
Resurrection Sunday, Given away 5 cars to persons who live in the
Tallahassee Housing Authority Complexes, along with many other
worthwhile efforts.

Rev. White previously served as the Pastor of Saint Phillip A.M.E. Church
in Monticello, Florida and in less than 2 years the LORD blessed Pastor
White to lead that congregation in building Phase I and Phase II of a
$700,000+ Expansion/Renovation Project in December of 2002 and August
of 2003 respectively.

Rev. White has received many awards including: Turner Theological
Seminary at the ITC Distinguished Alumni Award, African-American Pulpit
Top 20 Young Preachers under 40, Miami-Dade County School Board
Community Award, Miami Homeless Coalition Volunteer of the Year
Award, Jefferson County Branch N.A.A.C.P. Church Impact Award, Kids
Inc. Champion for Children, Tallahassee Community College African-
American Calendar Participant, Tallahassee District Pastor of the Year,
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Spiritual Leader of the Year and many others.

Rev. White shares in marriage and ministry with the Rev. Maria Mallory
White, a graduate of Candler School of Theology, with a Master of Divinity
and a Master of Theology Degrees. Rev. Maria has also completed all of the
coursework and is writing her dissertation for the Doctor of Ministry degree
at Ashland Theological Seminary. Rev. Maria owns her own consulting
firm, Mallory Ink & Nouvea Media, where her clients include: Florida A&M
University, Emory University, Gospel Today, Capital Outlook, Duke
University Divinity School, Florida State University and many others. Rev.
Mallory White is a former Visiting Professor of Journalism at Florida A &
M University School of Journalism, Media & Graphic Arts and served as the
Executive Editor for the African-American Pulpit. Rev. Maria is the author
of From Diva to Disciples, Sermons for Sistahs. Rev. Maria is a member of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. They are the proud parents of John F.
White III “Trey” and Joseph Christian White “Joey” their gifts from God.

A Special and Heartfelt Thank You to all of our Sponsors and those of you
who gave in our offering today to support the
11th Episcopal District Evangelism Seminar!!

Sponsors

Presiding Elder Carlton Taylor and the Tallahassee District

Presiding Elder Patricia Wallace and the St. Petersburg District

Presiding Elder Valarie Walker and the Orlando District

Presiding Elder Henry Postell and the North Orlando District

Presiding Elder Milton Broomfield and the Daytona Beach District

Presiding Elder Phillip Russ and the Pensacola/Panama City District