Group celebrates decade, gives scholarships
Published 10:08 pm Friday, February 22, 2019
Deborah’s Women In Ministry presented four scholarships at its gala in December. Pictured from left are presenter W. Ross Boone; recipients Chernell White and Dyamon Daniels; the Rev. Dr. Madelene F. Beard, founder, president and chief executive officer of Deborah’s Women In Ministry; recipient Miyah Eley; the Rev. Elaine Demiel Beamon; recipient Alexis Olds; and Dr. Ann Watson Hill. (submitted photo)
Members of Deborah’s Women In Ministry at their 10th anniversary gala are, seated from left, Dr. Ann Watson Hill, the Rev. Dr. Madelene F. Beard and the Rev. Sheila P. Parker; standing from left, the Rev. Tina Lewis, Minister Patrice Smallwood, the Rev. Elaine Demiel Beamon, the Rev. Doretta Gilliam, the Rev. Darlene Skeeter, the Rev. Eula M. Banks and the Rev. Janice White. Not pictured are the Rev. Diann Beard, Dr. Sherleen W. Branch, Dr. Jeanette Graham, Aspirant Teresa Simmons, Elder Mirinda Turner and the Rev. Rose Wright-Scott. (submitted photo)
Dr. Antipas L. Harris was the guest speaker for the Deborah’s Women In Ministry 10th anniversary gala. (submitted photo)
Members of Deborah’s Women In Ministry Inc. of Greater Hampton Roads awarded four scholarships at their Annual Christmas Gala, which was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront in December.
A part of the organization’s mission is to serve the community by offering scholarships to deserving young people. Each scholarship was $500.
The recipients were Dyamon Daniels, who is studying biology and pre-med at Old Dominion University; Miyah Eley, who is studying psychology and religion at Chowan University; Alexis Olds, who is studying psychology at North Carolina A&T State University; and Chernell White, who is studying biology at Virginia State University.
The guest speaker for the occasion was Dr. Antipas L. Harris, professor of practical theology and associate director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Regent University School of Divinity, and founding director of the Youth & Urban Renewal Center in Norfolk.
The 2018 gala marked the 10th anniversary of Deborah’s Women In Ministry Inc.
