Theresa Woods in her walk with God advocating for victimized women, Theresa does not come before you as an Evangelist, Prophet, or Minister, but as a servant of God, who can relate to the trials, tribulation, and pain you have experienced. By faith, Theresa has overcome insurmountable odds and has a compelling testimony to share about how God has brought her through.

Theresa has weathered and endured hurt, abuse, trauma, depression, economic hardship, and illness. She has overcome all these challenges victoriously by the grace of God. Through it all, God provided Theresa with a voice to share her testimony and deliver her powerful message. Through the various trials and tribulations, Theresa has undergone, she could always rest assured that God was right there by her side. Through the love, mercy, and grace of God, Theresa knows He is able and can do all things!

Theresa has held various positions during her career; however, the most rewarding was her work with students in the Orange County Public School System there she was a mentor, nourisher, encourager, protector, inspirer, and friend to her students. Theresa's favorite phrase, which is a testament to her work, is "When you help a child that is hurting and later in life the child informs you that his/her success was because of your influence, it is so satisfying. For Theresa, those words have made a difference in her life as well as, the children and their families within the community.

Theresa Woods currently resides in Mebane, NC, and is a native of Hillsborough, NC. She is the mother of two children, grandmother of five, and a servant of God.

Rev. Tina Lucas is an ordained minister and new author of “Morning Gem”, a daily devotional for women. Early in life Tina had many older women that loved and nurtured her through life’s many challenges with no judgment and from this experience Titus ‘2’ Women, Inc. was birthed, a women’s ministry founded on Titus 2:3-5, the older women teaching the younger women.

Tina has answered the call and excepted the torch to be that Titus ‘2’Woman, a mentor to the younger women, someone who will walk alongside them until they are able to accept the torch and help someone else. Tina is passionate about encouraging, inspiring and motivating women of all ages.

Tina attends New Hope Church, where Pastor Adam Bishop is Pastor. Tina and her husband
faithfully serve on the Nehemiah prayer team. Tina was licensed and ordained at Lattisville Grove Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. George Crews III. Tina served on the Ministerial Team, Covenant Care Ministry, Sunday School Teacher, and advisor for the dance team.

Tina retired from Duke Medical Center as a Clinical Research Coordinator after 20 years and now works at Iqvia as a Site management associate. Tina resides in Stem, NC with her wonderful husband of 12 years and together they have 5 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Tina is looking forward to what God has in store for this next season in her life!

"The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts." - Haggai 2:9

Minister Lillie B. Holloway is a native of Chowan County, North Carolina and the seventh of nine children born to the late James and Lillie Elliott. Her father was an AME Zion Pastor and Presiding Elder who laid the foundation early in her youth for serving the Lord.

 

Minister Holloway and her husband, Nathaniel, a Durham native, entrepreneur and Pastor, have worked together in the family’s real estate business since 2003. An alumna of North Carolina Central University, graduating with honors, Minister Holloway received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Media Journalism; a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from the Fund Raising School at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and certification in the Supervisory Development Program with the State of North Carolina.

 

Minister Holloway retired from North Carolina Central University as the Director of Annual Giving in the Office of Institutional Advancement in December 2002. In 2008, Minister Holloway and her husband, Pastor Nathaniel B. Holloway, co-founded New Visions United Christian Church, a non-denominational assembly of believers committed to the cause of Christ. Early in her life, Minister Holloway believed that there was something special that God had in mind for her life. Little did she know that she would be called by God to become a minister of the Gospel.

 

Minister Holloway was licensed to preach in 2016. She believes that God’s people must be educated, equipped and empowered in understanding, studying and living the Christian faith. Her ministry with God’s people focuses on Christian Education, Youth Ministry, Outreach Ministry and the Women of Wisdom Ministry. Minister Holloway is a woman of God
called to reach and teach the people of God.

Elder Phyllis Walker-Davis is an ordained minister, and she has been working in ministry for over 40 years. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age for 16 at Lattisville Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Hurdle Mills, N.C. Her focus has been on evangelism and outreach ministry according to the “Great commission.” Since accepting her call into the ministry in 1991.

Elder Phyllis Walker-Davis has served in a variety of ministerial roles, including being a former co-pastor of Faith to Faith Church in Durham, N.C., and extensive experience with street evangelism. She has traveled aboard on missionary trips to Europe, China, Canada, Japan, and the Philippines.

God has also called her to be a prophetess and a teacher. Her heart’s desire to see people healed and delivered. Elder Phyllis Walker-Davis also has a love for young people, which lead her to develop youth programs in three churches. She is the founder and leader of “Faith, Family and Community Outreach” at God Encounter Outreach Ministry in Burlington, N.C. Her mission in life is to please her heavenly Father
and to “make full proof of her ministry.”

Wendy Dianne Woods Covington was born in Roxboro NC on June 29, 1964. She is the third born child of the late Monroe Jackson and Zuline Walker Woods. Her family which includes 3 siblings Darnell, Robert, and Vicky all moved to Caswell County in 1971. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yanceyville NC, Wendy learned to appreciate the value of hard work, a simple lifestyle, and caring for others. At a very young age, she committed her life to her Lord and
Savoir Jesus Christ and remains passionate about her faith and the work she does for the Kingdom.

Wendy is well known for her cheerful spirit and willingness to encourage and help others. She is a firm believer that you should love others as Christ loves us and walk worthy of the blessings and favor God grants towards us. She enjoys being in God’s presence, writing songs of praise, cooking and baking, spending time with family, and gardening.

Wendy excelled in school and graduated with honors from Bartlett Yancey High School in 1983 and then went on to attend the University of NC in Greensboro where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work in 1987.

In 1981, she met her best friend and the love of life for 35 years, Pastor Calvin L. Covington. They married in 1990 and are blessed to be the parents of four adult children, Latasha, Terrell, Wesley, and Corey.

Wendy currently works in ministry alongside her husband as praise & worship leader and co-founder of True Worship Christian Church, Burlington, N.C.

Wendy was formerly employed with Alamance County Community Services Agency and for 29 years she served as CSBG & Housing Development Director and was later promoted to the position of Executive Director prior to retiring in 2016. Throughout her career as an advocate for affordable housing, Wendy has been passionate about the plight and well-being of vulnerable populous such as the elderly, disabled, and low–income families with children.

A certified housing counselor since 1998, Wendy has assisted numerous families and first-time home buyers with realizing and obtaining homeownership. She has dedicated many years of service to anti-poverty initiatives having served on a variety boards of non-profits organizations whose mission is to serve the poor and the disadvantage.

Wendy has lived a life of no regrets but of gratitude towards her heavenly Father for His favor, abundant grace, the provision of strength and courage to live a purpose driven life that pleasing to Him. She affirms she would be nothing without the Holy Spirit’s presence and guidance in her life, and her family’s love and support.

“The Lord will always show you where to go; He will give you a full life in the emptiest of places; firm muscles, strong bones. You will be like well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry”. Isaiah 58:11

The Reverend Dr.Gladys Long is a native of Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Being sent by the leading of God, Mount Zion Baptist Church of Apex, NC is her dwelling place for spiritual growth and leadership training, under the guidance and direction of Rev. Dr. Lafayette Maxwell where she serves as an Associate Minister and member of the Mt. Zion Ministerial Team.

As an ordained Baptist preacher and servant of the Lord, Dr. Long has dedicated her life to her call-in ministry, as a preacher, conference speaker, lecturer, and teacher, joyfully sharing the Word of God in all walks of life.

In her professional career, Dr. Long has held the positions of Dean of Undergraduate Studies and faculty member at the Apex School of Theology (Durham, NC), as well as a mentor in the Biblical Studies Cohort in the Doctor of Ministry Program of ASOT; she has also served as a preceding professor for the United Christian College (Goldsboro, NC). She has served as a member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.; former Vice President of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Durham and Vicinity; and featured member of the Biltmore Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals. She has received numerous awards and recognitions during her ministerial and professional career.

Her educational endeavors include a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a minor in Religion and Philosophy – from Shaw University Divinity School (Raleigh, NC); a Master of Divinity – from Duke University Divinity School (Durham, NC); a Doctor of Ministry (Pastoral Counseling) – The Graduate Theological Foundation (South Bend, IN).

Dr. Long is married and has three children four grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She is a committed wife, mother, minister, and professional who with determination prepared herself through study, observation, and prayer to improve lives and community by facilitating positive change in the development and interactions of various individuals throughout their lives and hers.

Dr. Long is a new author celebrating 40 years of preaching in August 2024! Coming soon— “Becoming A Voice For God: Selected Sermons from my First 35 Years of Preaching”

"As servants of God, one must remember – “The call of God is as the call of the sea – no one hears it except the person who has the nature of the sea in him.”– Oswald Chambers

Tyra Johnson is a daughter of the Most High. She enjoys soaking in the mysteries of
who God is and marvels at how He continues to manifest His presence in her life, and
in the lives of others. Through the pain of her own experience, she has tasted and seen intimacy with Christ anew, enabling her to connect with and minister to others in their own pain.

​

Tyra is the proud mom of a beautiful seven-year-old son, Elan, who continues to grow before her eyes. They reside in Durham, NC where they are active members of Newhope Church.

 

Tyra loves to exercise her Spirit given gift of encouragement through her service on the prayer team, where she helps spread the love and hope of Christ with others. She continues to learn the importance and power of prayer, namely, 0not to underestimate what God can do with childlike faith through simple prayer. She received a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Duke Divinity School, class of 2013.

Mrs. Allison has a very compassionate spirit which is evidenced by her career in Nursing. She is a Graduate of Orange High School of Hillsborough, NC where she was among the first African American Students to desegregate Orange County School System. She furthered her education by enrolling in Durham Technical Community College of Durham, NC, Edgecombe Community College of Tarboro, NC and various other Institutions of Higher Learning where she enrolled in such courses as Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, and Early Childhood Development.

Her career spans more than forty years serving humanity in various Institutions including Wilson Respiratory Hospital, UNC Hospital, various Nursing Homes and the last twenty years of her employment was at Duke Medical Center where she retired in 2008.

Some of Sister Allison’s Civic involvement includes Elementary School Volunteer, Meals on Wheels, Advisor and Fundraising Chairperson of a Girl Scout Brownie Troop, and Certified in Literary Tutoring. Further, she helped organize the Nurses Ministry of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Greensboro, NC through which numerous Health Fairs and Blood Drives were conducted along with Food and Clothing Ministry for Destitute Citizens. She also served as Chair and Co-Chair of the Women Fellowship Ministry of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

Sister Allison was instrumental in organizing a Ministers Wives Conference which included various Workshops.

 

She is married to Rev. Dr. George I. Allison. They are blessed with four Adopted Children, eight Grandchildren and four Great Grandchildren.

Cathy Alicia Davis is the daughter of Dr. Rev. Clifford C. Davis (retired) and Minister Doris
Sanford Davis (deceased). She is the youngest of six children. She accepted God as her Lord
and Savior at the age of five and has been dedicated to sharing the good news of redemption in Christ Jesus with those whom she encounters. Ms. Davis has served as an Adult Sunday School Teacher, Singles Group Organizer and Leader, Greeter, Culinary Ministry Member, and is currently a member the Mass Choir at Beyond Measure Ministries. She is often heard saying
“Look at God! Won’t He do! But God...” Ms. Cathy Davis recognizes where her help comes
from and realizes she is only here because God yet has work for her to do. She is a sepsis and an ovarian cancer survivor and happily proclaims as well as acknowledges God as her amazing heavenly Father.

Ms. Davis is a scholar who earned her B.S. degree from the University of Central Florida, M.S.
from Palm Beach Atlantic University, began her PhD at Capella University. She has dedicated
her life to helping others by using her degrees to teach and counsel students ranging in age from
five to late adulthood in the field of Education as first an Exceptional Education Instructor and
presently as a Counselor and Coordinator of Counseling, Accessibility & Support Services at
Vance-Granville Community College. She is also a business owner of Bridging the Gap
Positive Impact Consulting LLC.

I am a married woman of 10 years to Mr. Marvin Willis. I am blessed with many God
children whom I love dearly. I have been saved since the age of 15 years old. I have
worked in various capacities in ministry. I currently serve as an Adjutant, the college
ministry, and a series entitled Focus on the Family. By profession I am a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker and provide outpatient mental health therapy to individuals and
families from 4yrs old and up.

My favorite scripture is Psalms 100: 1-5
“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness:
Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: It is he that
hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto
him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth
endureth to all generations.”

Dr. Johnica Rowland is a dedicated business and financial consultant, certified credit consultant, legacy planner, author, and dynamic keynote speaker. For more than 15 years, this business disruptor has taught business leaders to sustainably thrive in their business and personal endeavors, specifically by focusing on social impact strategies with her clients' communities. It's a calling that has been a part of Dr. Rowland's work in various industries, including banking, corporate security, economic development, and insurance.

​

Through JT Rowland Wholesome Health & Wealth, Dr. Rowland leverages her extensive experience with corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and compliance issues. She is a valuable advisor for an organization wanting to show the public that it cares about more than just profits. She educates and guides families through the process of gaining financial freedom.

​

Dr. Rowland began pushing for social change as a child, and has been a partner in the fight for those who could rarely speak for themselves and be heard.