Welcome Missionary Baptist Church
{Pontiac Only.No affiliation with any other city}
CHURCH MINISTRIES
Ministries
Welcome has more than 60 different ministries for you to serve in. Review the list of the available ministries to see if there is one you feel moved to join. You can contact the office with questions about any of the listed ministries.
2024 Ministry Officers:
Academic and Education Ministry:
Linda Ware Smith
Tanesha Taylor
Erica Chappell
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Administration:
Derinda Shaw – Office Manager|Clerk
Odessa McClellon
Ann Porterfield - Assistant Office Manager
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Announcement Ministry:
DeAon Akemon
Nicole Broome
Salina Spears
Andria Hodges
Verna Carthane
Sharon El-Shabazz
Linda Becks
Vivian Williams
Derinda Shaw - Lead
Tanoa Ford
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Athletic Ministry:
Tarlton Smalls
Rawl Marshall
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Black History Ministry:
Linda Hamlet- President
Katheryn Armstrong
Gloria Ford
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Bookstore Ministry:
Tanoa Ford
Andrea Williams
Deaconess Shirley Cleary
Deaconess Chifonda Ellsworth
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Cancer Support Health Ministry Team Outreach:
Carolyn Price
Tamara Myles
Cynthia Howard
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Christian Education:
Deacon Clayton Pirtle – President
Steven Drake - Vice President
Deacon Stanley Gay
Deacon Deon Metoyer
Deacon Frank Smith
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Church Custodial Maintenance:
Deacon Willie Shaw - Director
Emerick Boykins Jr. - Grounds
LaToya Croft - Lead
J.C. Madden
Tomas Moreno
Dwight Chappell
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Civic Committee Ministry:
Vernita Duvall - President
Odessa McClellon
Barbara Harris
Lakita Sims - Vice President
Debra Harris
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Deacons Ministry:
Howard Cobb-Chairman-EMT
Earnest Cleary - Co-Chairman-EMT
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Deaconess Ministry:
Deaconess Nevell Pirtle - President
Deaconess Earnestine Bush - Vice President
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Domestic Violence Ministry:
DeAon Akemon - President
Electrician /HVC:
Cleodus Love
Golf Ministry:
Linda Ware Smith - President
Melvin Lee - Vice President
Woody Williams
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Grandparents Ministry:
Bertha Stephens
Phyllis Taylor
Greeters Ministry:
Dell Jones - President
Health Ministry:
Dorothy Herron - Co-Leaders
Earlene Dowell - Co-Leaders
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Kitchen Ministry:
Estelle Butler - Chair
Ruth Ramsey - Co-Chair
Gloria Hodge - Co-Chair
Akua Watkins - Co-Chair
Tempye Byrd - Co-Chair
Zula Hunt
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Legal Honorable:
Ronda Fowlkes Gross
Summer Parker
Darryl Seager
Tracey Richards
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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
Marriage Ministry:
Deacon Ernest Cleary
Deaconess Shirley Cleary
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Men’s Day:
Kenneth Bush
Richard Ellsworth
Akua Watkins
Reggie Dixon
Anthony Shelton
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Mission Ministry:
Bessie Davis - President
Cornelia Crooks - 1st Vice President
Dr. Lawrence Woods - Teacher
Deacon Ernest Cleary - Teacher
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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
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Rejoice Dancers:
Summer Parker
Georgina Thompson
Lashaun Green
Tanesha Taylor
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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
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Outreach Ministry:
Marilyn Jewel - Clothes
Hellen Guthery
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Pastor’s Care Ministry:
Ann Porterfield - President
Deacon Howard Cobb - Vice President
Donna Cobb - Program
Lisa Menard - Secretary
Dorothy Herron - Treasurer
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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
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Transportation Ministry:
Minister Akua Watkins
Earl King
Trustee Ministry:
Kelley Drake - Chairman
Sharea Chappelle - Vice Chair
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Ushers Ministry:
Nicole Davis - President
Dwayne Barrett - 1st Vice President
Web Site 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:
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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
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