Kingdom Life Ministries Bible Institute completed the 2017 school year with its second commencement exercise, held June 24 at New Paul’s Temple Holiness Church of Deliverance.

Diplomas of Biblical Studies were awarded to Robert A. Branch, Ethel Savage, Clarence J. Staley Jr., Natasha Vaughan, Olivia Knight and Mary K. Eure. Associates of Biblical Studies were awarded to Gary M. Arline, Evelyn Hunter and Randy M. Townsend.

Recipients of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees included the following: Glendell Whitfield, Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree and Masters of Theology degree, academic excellence; Sharon Walton, Bachelor of Ministry degree, valedictorian; Edith B. Sykes Bachelor of Christian Education degree, honor graduate; Willie Mae Artis, Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree and Masters of Theology degree, academic excellence; Yolande B. Branch, Bachelor of Ministry degree, salutatorian; and Mildred Green, Bachelor of Ministry degree, honor graduate.

Sawana Goodman of Total Transformation House of Praise presided, and music was provided by Victory Temple Baptist Church Praise Team and Hope Melton. Pastor Trevon D. Boone, of Tabernacle Baptist Outreach Center in Suffolk, provided a commencement speech.