
Our Ministries
Welcome offers over 60 ministries where you can serve, grow, and make a difference. Take a moment to explore our list of ministries and see where God is calling you to get involved. For more information, feel free to contact our church office with any questions.
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Academic and Education Ministry:
Linda Ware Smith
Tanesha Taylor
Erica Chappell
Administration:
Derinda Shaw – Office Manager|Clerk
Odessa McClellon
Ann Porterfield - Assistant Office Manager
Announcement Ministry:
DeAon Akemon
Nicole Broome
Salina Spears
Andria Hodges
Verna Carthane
Sharon El-Shabazz
Linda Becks
Vivian Williams
Derinda Shaw - Lead
Tanoa Ford
Athletic Ministry:
Tarlton Smalls
Rawl Marshall
Black History Ministry:
Linda Hamlet- President
Katheryn Armstrong
Gloria Ford
Bookstore Ministry:
Tanoa Ford
Andrea Williams
Deaconess Shirley Cleary
Deaconess Chifonda Ellsworth
Cancer Support Health Ministry Team Outreach:
Carolyn Price
Tamara Myles
Cynthia Howard
Christian Education:
Deacon Clayton Pirtle – President
Steven Drake - Vice President
Deacon Stanley Gay
Deacon Deon Metoyer
Deacon Frank Smith
Church Custodial Maintenance:
Deacon Willie Shaw - Director
Emerick Boykins Jr. - Grounds
LaToya Croft - Lead
J.C. Madden
Tomas Moreno
Dwight Chappell
C-L,W
Civic Committee Ministry:
Vernita Duvall - President
Odessa McClellon
Barbara Harris
Lakita Sims - Vice President
Debra Harris
Deacons Ministry:
Howard Cobb-Chairman-EMT
Earnest Cleary - Co-Chairman-EMT
Deaconess Ministry:
Deaconess Nevell Pirtle - President
Deaconess Earnestine Bush - Vice President
Domestic Violence Ministry:
DeAon Akemon - President
Electrician /HVC:
Cleodus Love
Golf Ministry:
Linda Ware Smith - President
Melvin Lee - Vice President
Woody Williams
Grandparents Ministry:
Bertha Stephens
Phyllis Taylor
Greeters Ministry:
Dell Jones - President
Health Ministry:
Dorothy Herron - Co-Leaders
Earlene Dowell - Co-Leaders
Kitchen Ministry:
Estelle Butler - Chair
Ruth Ramsey - Co-Chair
Gloria Hodge - Co-Chair
Akua Watkins - Co-Chair
Tempye Byrd - Co-Chair
Zula Hunt
Legal Honorable:
Ronda Fowlkes Gross
Summer Parker
Darryl Seager
Tracey Richards
Willing Workers:
Dianne Frazier - President
Queenie Jones - Vice President
Women’s Bible Fellowship:
Sister to Sister - Tanoa Ford
Women’s Day:
Chiffonda Ellsworth
Linda Becks
M-Y,C,K
Marriage Ministry:
Deacon Ernest Cleary
Deaconess Shirley Cleary
Men’s Day:
Kenneth Bush
Richard Ellsworth
Akua Watkins
Reggie Dixon
Anthony Shelton
Mission Ministry:
Bessie Davis - President
Cornelia Crooks - 1st Vice President
Dr. Lawrence Woods - Teacher
Deacon Ernest Cleary - Teacher
Mothers Ministry:
Delphine Allums - President
Music & Arts Ministry:
Sean Ginyard
Corey Rodgers
Michelle Johnson – Director of Music
Demetrius Herrell
Clarence Johnson
Brian Burnett
Combined Choir:
Carolyn Jennings
Monica Lamb
Phyllis Taylor
Shelia Sullivan
K.A.R.A.R:
Altronyse Cunningham - President
Rejoice Dancers:
Summer Parker
Georgina Thompson
Lashaun Green
Tanesha Taylor
Steppers Ministry:
LaShan Green - Leader
Summer Parker
Mime Ministries:
TBD
Young Men Making A Difference:
John Rentie
George Muskevalley
Dwight Chappell
Brien Becks
Min. Akua Watkins
Youth Ministry:
Violet Swazer
Betty Harper
CICA:
Brad Townsend
Karra Townsend
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Nurses Ministry:
Deborah Bilbo - President
Earl King - 2nd Vice President
Mildred Simpson -1st Vice President
Norma Carter - Secretary
Brenda Montgomery - Treasurer
Marilyn Jewell - Chaplin
Outreach Ministry:
Marilyn Jewel - Clothes
Hellen Guthery
Pastor’s Care Ministry:
Ann Porterfield - President
Deacon Howard Cobb - Vice President
Donna Cobb - Program
Lisa Menard - Secretary
Dorothy Herron - Treasurer
P.A.T.H:
Rev. James Hill
Min. Akua Watkins
Dwight Chappell
Bro. Roosevelt Campbell
Security Ministry:
Willie Ramsey - President
Robert Carter – Vice President
Sunday School Ministry:
Deacon Clayton Pirtle - Superintendent
Steven Drake – Vice Superintendent
Deacon Frank Smith
Tape and Audio|Video:
Kevin Fowlkes - Co-Chair
Joshua Turner
Xavier Myles
Dr. Lawrence Woods - Co-Chair
Dequan Dean
Aisha Ellis
Transportation Ministry:
Minister Akua Watkins
Earl King
Trustee Ministry:
Kelley Drake - Chairman
Sharea Chappelle - Vice Chair
Ushers Ministry:
Nicole Davis - President
Dwayne Barrett - 1st Vice President
Website Ministry:
Asia King - Splash of Design
Wedding Ministry:
Ann Porterfield – President
Derinda Shaw - Vice President
Tamara Myles
Lou Hawkins
Gloria Rodgers
Perrean Dexter
WMBC Wolverine State Officers for 2023:
Deaconess Doris Tony - Chairperson of State Deaconess Wives & Widows
Deaconess Shirley Cleary - Co-Chairperson of State Deaconess Wives & Widows
Sister Deborah Bilbo - Co-Chairperson of State Nurses & Ushers
Sister Lynetta Walker - Treasurer of Nurses
Perrean Dexter