Our Leadership Team

2025 Ministry Directors

• Minister Joyce Brown (Director, Sunday School)

• Pastor Kevin Christian (Co-Director, Marriage Ministry; Director, Worship and Fine Arts; Acting Director, In-Flow Mime Ministry )

• Elder Mariel Christian (Co-Director, Marriage Ministry; Director, Women Ministry)

• Sister Nikki Cross (Director, Worship-in-Warfare Dance Ministry; Director, Stature Young Adults 20-29)

• Evangelist Tonya Dickerson (Director, International Ministries)   

• Sister Lakeisha Howie (Director, Stephen Ministry)

• Sister Judy Mason (Director, Facilities, Finances, Alternate Funding)

• Deacon Deborah LaFrance (Director, Singles Ministry)

• Pastor Temperance Tobe (Director, Prayer and Intercession Ministry; Acting Director, Outreach Ministry)

• Sister Shera Watson-Siler (Director, Youth Development Fellowship; Co-Director, Praise Team)

• Elder Candice Webb (Director, Teen Fellowship 13-19; Praise Team)

• Elder Linwood Webb (Director, Digital, Audio, Video, Internet and Data (D.A.V.I.D) Ministry; Director of Men's Ministry)

 2025 Auxiliary and Operations Directors

• Sister Maria Ayscue (Director, Shepherd’s Palm; Administrative Assistant)

• Deacon Rod Howie (Chair, Deacon Board)

• Minister Kevin Cross (Chair, Safety Committee)

• Sister Nikki Cross (Chair, Jonathan's Heart Auxiliary)

• Deacon Sylvia Graham (Director, Ministry Services and Helps Auxiliary)

• Pastor Temperance Tobe (Chair, Y.E. Smith Outreach Initiative, Mother Board]

 2025 Leadership Council

• Chairman/Senior Executive Pastor - Pastor Versal Mason, Jr. – (Chairman, Board of Directors; Executive Committee; Administrator: Ecclesiastical & Leadership Councils;  Sunday School; Teaching and Discipleship Ministry; International Ministry; Deliverance Ministry)

• Business Manager – First Lady Judy Mason (Administrator: Facilities, Properties, Cup Center; Church Business Administration, Jonathan's Heart; Safety Ministry; Finance, Shepherd Palm, Usher Ministry)       

• Associate Pastor – Pastor Kevin Christian (Administrator: Marriage Ministry; Men's Ministry; Worship and Fine Arts; Ministers-in-Training)

• Associate Pastor – Pastor Temperance Tobe (Administrator: Stephen Ministry; Outreach Ministry; Mothers’ Board; Seasoned Adults Living Triumphantly (S.A.L.T.) Ministry; Director: Intercessory Prayer Ministry)

• Executive Support – Elder Mariel Christian (Administrator, Digital, Audio, Video, Internet and Data (D.A.V.I.D) Ministry, Single's Ministry; Director: Women’s Fellowship; Co-Director, Marriage Ministry)

• Elder Candice Webb – (Administrator: Stature (Young Adults) 20-29, Teens 13-19, Instruments of War Youth Fellowship 4-12; Co-Director: Praise Team;

• Administrator Support - Sister Maria Ayscue (Administrator for Senior Pastor, Director Shepherd Palm, Church Administrative Assistant.

• Administrator - Sister Shera Watson-Siler (Director: Youth Ministry; Co-Director Praise Team)

2025 Ecclesiastical Council

• Senior Executive Pastor – Versal Mason, Jr.     

• Executive Pastor – Kevin Christian

• Associate Pastor – Temperance Tobe

• Elder – Mariel Christian 

• Elder Minister – Candice Webb 

• Elder Minister – Linwood Webb 

• Associate Minister – Kevin Cross 

• Associate Minister Alphonso Dickerson, Sr.

• Associate Minister - Tonya Dickerson

• Associate Minister - Derrick Holloway

2025 Servants' Board

DEACONS

• Deacon Tony Ayscue

• Deacon Jeffrey Burney

• Deacon Sylvia Graham

• Deacon Roderick Howie (Chair)

• Deacon Deborah LaFrance

• Deacon Greg Siler

DEACONS EMERITUS

• Deacon Emeritus Joyce Brown

• Deacon Emeritus Johnette Loftin

CHURCH MOTHERS

• Pastor Temperance Tobe (Acting Chair)

• Elder Mother Patricia Graham

• Mother Mary Lawrence

• Mother Irene Ryals

• Mother Monica Wambua