As a native of Gary, Indiana, David Hollis was educated in the Gary Public School System and continued his quest for higher learning at Youngstown State, DePaul Universities and Aenon Bible College.

Elder Hollis is member and associate minister of the Logan Park Assembly of Christ in Gary, Indiana, where Suffragan Bishop George Stearnes is his pastor.

Elder Hollis has formerly served as a Choir Member, Praise & Worship Leader, Christian Education Superintendent, Vice Chairman of Northwest Indiana Young Peoples Union, Vice Chairman of the Indiana State Pentecostal Young Peoples Union, and chairman of the Indiana state Pentecostal young people’s union. He began teaching as a Christian educator at age 13. He has ministered the preached word of God since age 19.

While attending Youngstown State University, he was a member of Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church in Youngstown, Ohio, where Bishop Norman L Wagner is pastor. There he served in music and young adult ministries.

As of the summer convention (Chicago 2004) of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Incorporated Elder Hollis was chosen by God and voted in by the people to serve as the chairman of the International Pentecostal Young People’s Union.

Elder Hollis is heeding the call of a full-time international evangelist. By crossing geographical, racial and religious boundaries to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ many souls have been won to the kingdom of God. His love for soul winning has taken him across these continental United States, Bahamas, Canada, Dominica, England, France, Jamaica, Japan and God is not finished yet. Elder Hollis is truly an anointed servant of God with a heart for ministry.

Rev. Dr. Jessica Kendall Ingram is the Episcopal Supervisor for the Tenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She has served as the Supervisor of Missions for the Fifteen Episcopal District and as assistant pastor of Oak Grove A.M.E. Church in Detroit, Michigan. Additionally, Dr. Ingram has served as an Adjunct Professor at Ashland Theological Seminary. Currently, she serves as the president of the Episcopal Supervisors’ Council. Dr. Ingram has sponsored the International Women’s Convocation since 2006. This was the first gathering of women to include women from the Caribbean, Bermuda and the continent of Africa in the history of the AME Church.

In 1997, Dr. Ingram was featured in Ebony magazine as one of the Fifteen Top African-American Female Preachers in the United States. The African-American Pulpit named her one the 20 Great African-American Revivalists of the Century. Her sermon, The Silence of God is included in the journal's Spring 2003 edition.

Dr. Ingram earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education from the University of Missouri, a Master of Arts degree in Guidance and Counseling from St. Louis University, a Master of Religious Education from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry in Spirituality from United Theological Seminary. She was the first African- American in the country to be trained in Spiritual Direction at the Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Michigan. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Dr. Ingram has been married to Bishop Gregory Gerald McKinley Ingram for 30 years. They are the proud parents of one daughter, Jennifer Eman Keanne and beautiful granddaughter Jayda Eman Keanne. An accomplished writer, Dr. Ingram has self-published three widely read and highly praised books: “The Journey Inward”, “Still on the Journey” and “A Journey in the Experience of Prayer: A Guide for the Pilgrim Traveler”.

Pastor Brady has traveled extensively for 24 years, speaking in conferences and local churches. She has been blessed to travel both nationally and internationally. Europe, the Middle East, the West Indies, the Caribbean, and South America are just a few places she has carried her message.

Pastor Brady is the founder of the Triumphant Women of the Triangle (TWT), which is an extension of the church she Pastors (The River, Raleigh , NC ). TWT is a conference that draws women from all socioeconomic statuses and from throughout the southeast and Mid-Atlantic States that provides healing, comfort, strength, motivation, and deliverance by the impartation of God’s Word.

Pastor Brady has recorded several music projects. Her latest recording is entitled; “Waiting on You”. In 1996 Pastor Sheryl Brady appeared as a guest artist on Bishop T.D. Jakes “Women Thou Art Loosed” project, which was released on the Integrity Music Label. She performed and co-wrote the title cut on this Grammy, Dove and Stellar nominated recording.

She and her husband, Bishop Joby Brady, are founders and overseers of The River, a progressive, interdenominational church. Since its inception in November 1999, The River has become one of the fastest growing churches on the East coast. Bishop and Pastor Brady are the proud parents of three lovely daughters – Lana, Tina, and Nina- all of which are active leaders in their parents’ ministry.