Our leaders serve as both caretakers of Mother Bethel’s legacy and champions of its future. Get to know the dedicated individuals who support our spiritual growth, community programs, and daily operations.
Our leaders serve as both caretakers of Mother Bethel’s legacy and champions of its future. Get to know the dedicated individuals who support our spiritual growth, community programs, and daily operations.
“I attended the Rio Carnival last February and it was a life-changing experience. The music, the energy, the people - everything was electric.”
Darrell Steward
5.0 Excellent
“I attended the Rio Carnival last February and it was a life-changing experience. The music, the energy, the people - everything was electric.”
Darrell Steward
5.0 Excellent
“I attended the Rio Carnival last February and it was a life-changing experience. The music, the energy, the people - everything was electric.”
Darrell Steward
5.0 Excellent
“I attended the Rio Carnival last February and it was a life-changing experience. The music, the energy, the people - everything was electric.”
Darrell Steward
5.0 Excellent
Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.
Presiding Prelate
Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness
Pastor
Rev. C. Victoria Brown
Itinerant Elder/Superannuated
Rev. Lynette Taylor
Itinerant Elder
Rev. Harry Taylor
Itinerant Elder
Rev. Dr. A’Shellerian Addison
Itinerant Elder
Rev. Christian Code
Itinerant Deacon
Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.
Presiding Prelate
Margaret Jerrido
Archivist
Sharon Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness
Chair
Sister Roberta Alford
Vice Chair/Pro Tem
Judge Gwendolyn Bright
Brother Carlton Briscoe
Dr. Beverly G. Coleman
Sister Cyra Copeland
Dr. Edwin Ferguson
Sister Rhunette Ferguson
Sister Robin Norman
Brother Michael Tucker
Brother Ansa Yiadom
Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness
Chair
Sister Priscilla King
Co-Vice Chair/Pro Tem
Brother Cord Campbell
Brother Kevin Charles Jones
Brother Tetteh Kwashie
Brother Keith Matthews
Brother Horace Patterson
Sister Susan Slade
Brother Eric Stewart
Sister Karen Williams
Sister Natina Williams
Dr. Everod Coleman
Emeritus
Brother Sam Jenkins
Emeritus
Sister Joetta Cryer
Director, Christian Education Department
Sister Sharon Coleman
President, Combined Usher Board
Dr. Theodore Whitney
Health Commission
Sister Rhunette Ferguson
Health Commission
Dr. Edwin Ferguson
Superintendent, Church School
Sister Sandy Armstrong
Assistant Superintendent, Church School
Sister Susan Slade
Educator’s Ministry
Sister Lystra Harris
Community Outreach Feeding Ministry
Brother Keith Matthews
Community Outreach Feeding Ministry
Sister Ann Saunders
President, Historical Society
Sister Ramona King
President, Sarah Allen Women’s Missionary Society
Sister Josephine McElveen
WMS Advisor
Sister Sydney Norman
President, YDP
Sister Karen Green
Stewardesses
Dr. Beverly Coleman
Chair, Missions Commission
Dr. Everod Coleman
Chair, Historical Commission
Brother Pyerce Oates
Music Ministry
Sister Susan Slade
Scholarship Ministry
Sister Rhodesia Green
Exalt Dance Ministry
Sister Sandra Becks
Mother Bethel Endowment Fund
Sister Shayla Norman
Hosts and Hostesses Ministry
Jan Ellis-Scruggs
Mother Bethel Players/
Theatre Ensemble
Dr. Everod Coleman
Chair
Sister Asali Carter
Secretary
Brother Michael Cryer
Sister Ann Saunders
Brother Eric Stewart, Sr.
Brother Crawford Wilson
Sister Sharon Coleman
Administrative Support/
Richard Allen Museum Tour Guide
Sister Hannah Wallace
Museum Manager
Brother Ronyell Jones
Facilities Support
Sister Debra Ellison
Facilities Support
Brother Pyerce Oates
Minister of Music and Arts
Dr. Jeremy Cooper
Drummer
Brother Eugene Fleming
Guitarist
Brother Roddrick “Buddy” Thomas
Sound Engineer
Brother Frank ‘Benji’ Brown
Camera Operator
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