Rev. Dr. Anita Adams Powell

Rev. Dr. Anita Adams Powell is a Christian woman who loves the Lord.

Rev. Powell’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University in Virginia; a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut; a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity in Ministry to Marriage and Family, both from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Her extensive experiences are best characterized as that of “teacher” and “servant”. She has been a public school teacher, counselor, college & seminary administrator, director of community agencies, as well as having labored in other vineyards of servant leadership and pastoral ministry. She also conducts workshops and other presentations for churches, schools and community organizations and writes for religious publications. Her writings are included in the Women of Color Study Bible, Promises from God for Women of Color, as well as the Sister to Sister Devotional, Volume 2. Many organizations have recognized Rev. Powell for her academic achievements and professional contributions.

Rev. Powell is an ordained minister and elder in the United Methodist denomination. She is presently the church planter and pastor of a new ministry, the United Methodist Church of the Open Door, in the Kennett Square area of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Above all that can be said or written about Rev. Powell, she simply wants to be known as one who truly knows Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, and who joyfully commits her life to doing the will of God.

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