Gospels of FirstLadyDom In The Black Church

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Gospel's of FirstLadyDom is a nonfiction anthology of 11 women who were or are married to a faith leader, sharing their lived experiences of the extraordinary monarchy of struggle, resilience, and faith in the black church. Every woman has penned their narrative of just a snippet into the life of what it means to walk in the shoes of the pastor's wife. This is a powerful teaching tool for faith leaders, wives, lay persons, and seminary students.

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Shevalle Turner Kimber, a native of New Haven, CT, is a product of the New Haven public school system; after she graduated from high school, she attended the Amore Institute of Hair Design and has been a successful licensed cosmetologist for the past 25 years, and was forced into early retirement in 2009, after an injury to her right wrist.
Shevalle is a Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention Christian Leadership School graduate with a Biblical Studies diploma. She is a proud graduate of American Baptist College of Nashville, TN, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and received a BA in Bible and Theology. She was also inducted into the Delta Epsilon Chi, The Association for Biblical Higher Education Honor Society.
Shevalle graduated from Yale Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity, M.Div. Shevalle is forever mindful of 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV), "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

Rev. Kimber answered her call to the ministry of preaching and teaching on April 25, 2016, preached her initial Sermon on July 3, 2017, entitled, Don't Be Scared, Let the Lord Use You, and she was ordained on July 1, 2018.
She is married to Rev. Dr. Boise Kimber, Senior Pastor of the First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven, CT, where she has served side by side in leadership for the past 20 years. She is the very proud mother of Ronald, Shevalle, and Savion and is happy to be the grandmother of Sean, Tristan, and London.
Shevalle enjoys walking, reading, eating, dancing, and planting/gardening; her favorite scripture is; Galatians 8:31; what shall we say in response to these things If God is for us, who can be against us


Fannie B. Stokes is the principal creative mind of the Get Fit with Fannie B. movement, an online platform focused on providing resources, encouragement, empowerment, and community. She hosts daily and weekly broadcasts through Facebook and YouTube.
Fannie began preaching in formal ministry in 2008 and received her ordination through the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She is a 2011 graduate from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where she then served as a minister on staff at a local church and eventually pastored at Workman Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church. Fannie currently lives and serves in ministry in Cleveland, Ohio.
Through Stokes Literary Service, Fannie works as a freelance editor focusing on helping aspiring authors conceptualize and materialize their work. She also works as an academic consultant, assisting non-traditional students in navigating the changes and requirements in academic programs of higher learning.
Fannie has been a chaplain, pastor, preacher, teacher, consultant, academic advisor, and various other roles. Through these different roles, her spirituality and relationship with God is the core of her passion and purpose.

Minister Kristen Smith is a native of Hartford, Connecticut, where she was formally educated in the Hartford/Bloomfield school systems. Kristen has an extensive customer service background, which includes services provided through The Hartford Insurance Company, IKON Office Solutions, and Aetna Life Insurance. She maintains her impeccable record of service as she works in the healthcare industry.
Kristen is the wife of Pastor Robert L. Smith and the mother of four vibrant and intellectual children: Reyanda, Michael, Robert Jr., and Morgan Smith. Kristen finds great joy and privilege in being both a parent and a wife. For the last seventeen years, she served as the First Lady of Mt. Calvary Deliverance Tabernacle, where she continues steadfastly, by grace.
Kristen is an anointed gospel preacher as well as a gospel singer. She's been singing since she was a child but consented to the call of preaching God's word at the age of seventeen, under the leadership of Apostle John E. Wilson. Although she spends much of her ministry in the choir stand, one can hear the evidence of the call, even in her music.

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Sapp Jones is a bi-vocational preacher employed with the company she founded, ETEP Consulting, where Exceptional Talent Empowers People. Her company provides business management solutions, staff training, and development, as well as coaching and counseling services for leaders, teams, couples, and individuals. An advocate by nature, she fused her keen business acumen with her love of people to create an organization that is dedicated to both. Dr. Jones is a powerful, dynamic, and sought-after preacher, businesswoman, teacher, counselor, and coach who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations reach their fullest potential. Her unique blend of business savvy and psychoanalytic theory makes her exceptionally gifted to make real transformation possible.
Dr. Jones' formal education includes a Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Hebrew Union College, New York, a Master of Divinity from Howard University School of Divinity, District of Columbia, an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut, Connecticut and an undergraduate degree from American University, District of Columbia where she majored in international business and finance. In short, she has been educated, trained, and knows how to execute beyond the pulpit to ensure that God's work is not just a concept that is preached but rather one that is brought into fruition.
She is the Leading Lady of the First Baptist Church of Guilford in Columbia, Maryland, where her husband, Rev. Dr. Tyrone P. Jones IV is the pastor. Together, they have two phenomenal children, Tyrone and Emani. She's a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This servant-leader, purpose-driven woman is unapologetically fulfilling her divine assignment to use all her gifts and talents to bring God glory. No matter where she is or who she's engaging, she is ever mindful that only what you do for Christ will last.

Mrs. Ella M. Wade is a native of Daingerfield, Texas. She graduated with honors from J.J. Rhodes High School and attended Bishop College in Marshall, Texas, on a four-year flute scholarship and sang in the Colebridge Taylor Choral Society. After Mrs. Wade married Rev. James Commodore Wade, Jr in Van Alstyne, Texas, she worked as a substitute teacher and served at Samaria Baptist Church and Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. After relocating to East Chicago, Indiana, Mrs. Wade served forty-five years in the Music Ministry at Zion Missionary Baptist Church. She instructed and directed the numerous choirs, from children to seniors. She now serves as Executive Consultant for the Music Ministry.
Mrs. Wade completed her Bachelor of Theology in Religious Education at GMOR Theological Institute. She also received an Honorary Degree in Sacred and Gospel Music from Global Evangelical Christian College and Seminary and has traveled to Oxford for extensive biblical studies. Mrs. Wade was the president of The General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Indiana, Matron Auxiliary, and Musician. Director of the "Youth Explosion" under the presidency of Rev. Dr. James Commodore Wade, Jr. She is the author of Simple Steps To Reach Each Child Now. She co-authors a GRIEF workbook that gives practical instructions on overcoming grief. Mrs. Wade was the Executive Director of the Zion Baptist Church Educational School for seventeen years. She served as the director of the Zion Community Development Drug Awareness and Prevention Program and the executive director of the J.E. Wade Ministries, Inc. G.R.I.E.F. outreach ministry and co-hosts weekly broadcasts on YouTube and Facebook Live.
Mrs. Wade continues to reside in East Chicago, Indiana, with her husband of fifty-nine years.
She has three children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She is a passionate mentor for young women and pastors' wives for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Lady Kyla Brantley has worked in administrative support for over fifteen years. She is the administrative specialist at Early College High School in the Charleston County School District. As an administrative specialist, Lady Brantley can fulfill her life's desire by helping others envision greater possibilities for themselves.
Developing strong relationships is the foundation of everything Lady Brantley does professionally and personally. Her intense desire to help others lead to her co-founding The Agape Kids Afterschool Program in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and serving as its program coordinator. She has also done extensive volunteer work with children, youth, and women. Lady Brantley has been a planner/facilitator at regional youth conferences and a speaker at women's conferences.
For fifteen years, Kyla Brantley has been married to the love of her life, the Rev. Calbert Brantley. Together they are the parents of Candace Renee.
Lady Brantley believes that God uses her to encourage, equip, and empower people to reach their highest potential. As she leads and serves in ministry, she understands the complexity of skills needed to engage the mind, heart, and soul, so in the fall of 2023, she will begin her journey as a Master of Divinity student at Moravian Theological Seminary. One of her favorite scriptures is Isaiah 43:19a, "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it"

Reverend Tracye Colette Chisholm-Penn was born and raised in Harlem, New York, and resides in Hamden, Connecticut. She serves as Minister of Christian Education at the Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut.
Reverend Penn has been involved in ministry for over thirty-five years. She was licensed to preach in 1988 by the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ under the pastoral leadership of the late Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker. She was the