STAY TUNED FOR UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS FOR 2014 ANNUAL FAMILY RETREAT
The Messiah's Messengers
Dr. Fabian Tucker
Senior pastor of In His Presence Ministry, Dr. Fabian Tucker has a passion for winning souls for Christ. He seeks to empower people to fulfill their destiny through the Word of God. He believes Jesus Christ is the center in all that we do and in all that we are. Dr. Tucker's ministry reaches those who are outcast, wounded, and hurt. They seek to comfort and heal all those through the love of God. In addition, he is the founder of In His Presence Prayer Line ministry in Washington, DC. His prayer line extends to those from coast to coast. He is a dynamic speaker, life-changer, anointed, down-to-earth, tell-it-like-it is, Man of God who believes that you don't need a whole lot of money, but a pocket full of faith.
Pastor Anthony Price
Pastor of Committed to the Word Fellowship Church in Little Falls, NJ, Anthony Price is devoted to helping Christians stay committed to the Word of God through daily living. His church operates in the Spirit of Excellence that God requires. Pastor Price's quest is to teach the love of the Lord so that people can witness God's redeeming power. His motto is about "keeping it real" with Christ and to help those who are searching for "real-answers" and true understanding in their every day walk with Jesus.
Pastor Laverne Squire
Born and raised in Paterson, NJ, this Mighty Woman of God, has a passion for ministering to people through the power of prayer. Pastor Laverne has served in ministry for over 30 years assisting her pastor and overseers in outreach and evangelistic ministry. She began her ministry teaching Sunday School and the New Members Class at Greater Bible Way Church. As she continued to seek God, she felt led to enroll in the R.N Jones School of Christian Education. From there, her persistence and eagerness brought her to the Hawthorne Bible Institute to acquire more knowledge which fueled her passion for Christ. As a graduate of Rutgers University School of Social Work, Pastor Laverne has provided professional guidance to many people in Christian Rehabilitation Programs as well as provide counseling to inmates in an outreach prison ministry alongside her sister, Elder Richardson. Presently, she is Co-Founder of Treasure Vessel Ministries and is also the founder of Call to Prayer community intercessory prayer group. If there is one thing that Pastor Laverne knows its that you must trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding.
Dr. Linda Ward
Linda Studevent-Ward, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, has been a clinician for thirty-five years and continues to be licensed to practice independently in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. With a Bachelors and Masters Degree, both in Clinical Social Work, she has dedicated her life’s work in making a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable populations, victimized children and their families and those who suffer from mentally illness. For nine years, she served as the Program Director for an agency that provided training to foster parents and monitored the care of youth from ages zero to 21 years of age that were placed in their homes. These youth had educational, mental and/or health needs (therapeutic) and had come into the foster care system as a result of being neglected and/or abused. Currently, she is the Senior Team Co-ordinator for another same type of agency, however, the children that are in care include those who are therapeutic, but also specialized (medically fragile) and traditional youth, (no documented needs). She has been a Christian counselor for eighteen years, working with children, adolescents, young adults, single and married/divorcing couples, families: nuclear and blended, adolescent sex offenders, and the LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered, Questioning, and Alternative populations).
Elder Gale C. Richardson
Elder Gale C. Richardson is no stranger to the Word of God. As a native of Paterson, NJ, her vocal talents has enabled her to travel around the metropolitan areas as well as abroad throughout the United States as a worship leader. In addition, she has spent majority of her life helping and serving those in need. She seeks to inspire people who need encouragement and help to give them a desire to wanting to know God. With a Masters Degree in Christian Counseling, her shinning light has led many people to wonder what must they do to be saved. Her ministries include, helping those in prison, praying for others through intercessory prayer, and hosting an Annual Family Retreat. In a recent interview with Silk City Love Magazine she describes the Retreat as a life changing experience. She is a lover of people, a magnet to the youth, a charismatic speaker, and an overall go-getter for Jesus Christ. In her walk with the Lord, she is a living example that there is nothing to hard for those who"Believe God."