Antoinette Brown Blackwell First Woman Minister
March is Women’s History Month. I would like to recognize the first woman ordained Minister; she protested for women’s rights and stood firm on her beliefs.
The Saints
Medical Missions Ministry – Essential ladies
Eunice made a divine encounter that would change her life forever. She met Elizabeth Rodriquez at a women’s retreat where Elizabeth became her mentor and began serving in the Medical Missions Ministry. Sister Elizabeth asked Eunice if she would go on a mission trip to Haiti. This would seem impossible to Eunice because she was …
Essential Ladies – Part 4
Due to the nature of the current climate I can not share this Saint’s name or photo. This is for her protection. Therefore, I will name her Deborah! Determined At 5’2 she never thought that she would be a cop because of how she grew up. However, she went to college and graduated with …
Essential Ladies – Part 3
A small town girl from Long Island came to Brooklyn for such a time as this. Humble beginnings Margarita Dedos always wanted to work with people. However, if the job required dealing with confrontational people she wanted nothing to do with it. Her first job was at Saint Francis Hospital. She worked as a Nurse …
Holding Hands Ministries – Essential ladies
Its Personal Jeanette has always been involved with feeding homeless people since she was a child. Her father was a butcher. There were a lot of homeless people around his shop and they would feed them all the time. This is how her sensitivity for the less fortunate developed. Her dad was struggling with alcoholism, …
Holding Hands Ministry – Essential Ladies
Olga Baretto is the Food Coordinator for the Holding Hands Ministry in Brooklyn, NY. Eight years ago Pastor Luke made an altar call for those that wanted to serve, Olga felt a kick in her chest. She waited in line after service to speak to Joel Matos, the director of the ministry. She received the …
Domestic Violence Survivor Broken to Healed
Vickie Del Toro, a minister at The World Harvest Community Center has been leading a Domestic Violence Ministry for two years.