God has bought together a remarkable group of speakers for Women's Conference 2010. These mighty women of God are committed to allowing Him to use them to speak into the lives of all of women that attend this life-changing conference.

Yvette Marie Ellis was born in New Orleans, LA.   She traveled extensively with her father as he served in the United   States Army. While stationed in El Paso, TX, she met and married Gary D. Ellis, Sr.   Together they have raised four loving, talented   and God - fearing children; Gary Jr., Genesis, Shekinah and Gabrielle.   Together they founded the Abundant Life Outreach Center,   They have had the privilege of traveling through the United States and abroad ministering   to congregations and conferences of various backgrounds.

First Lady Ellis is a graduate of International Business College with a degree in Legal Secretarial Science.   She served two years as president of Destiny Toastmasters, a local branch of an international speaking and leadership club. She tirelessly gives of herself to administrative duties, as well as teaching Sunday School and the ladies of ALOC through L.I.F.T., Ladies In Fellowship Together.   She has home educated her four children for 12 years, served in the Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, Nursing Home Ministry, Home Bible Study Ministry and various other places of ministry where the Lord is willing to use her.

 First Lady Ellis is a devoted wife and has been married to Pastor Gary D. Ellis for over 30 years.  She is a woman deeply committed to her relationship with God and God's people.

Lady Jillian Thomas ~ Kingston Jamaica

Lady Jillian Thomas is recognized as a truly gifted and anointed woman of God, who is loved for the straight forward, down to earth and contemporary manner in which she conveys the Word of God to others.

Sister Thomas is the First Lady of Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Jamaica, Canada and the USA.  She labors in this ministry alongside her husband, Bishop C. Everton Thomas, who is the Presiding Prelate of the organization and the Pastor of the headquarters church located at 12 Slipe Road in Kingston and the branch in Portmore, St Catherine.  At EAC Portmore, she spearheads the Women's Ministry and holds the offices of Sunday School Teach and Praise and Worship Director.  She continues to gain prominence as a conference speaker.

Lady Thomas has a passion to empower women to lead purpose-driven lives and maximize their God-Given potential.  She considered this area of ministry to be her mission and hosts a series of activities usually cumminate with the life-changing EAC Ladies Conference which she hosts anually.  Her own success as a leader in church and as an entrepreneur, provide testimonies to the women she ministers of the value to be derived from fulfilling one's purpose.

The statement - understates the reality as many have testifies of her willingness to offer support to others, be it financially, spiritually, emotionally, or by just being there to listen to the cry of the broken heart.  In fact, all the knowledge, experience and ability she has acquired, ranging from her high school years at Wolmer's Girl, her tertiary level at Howard University or her years of actively representing Jamaica in swimming worldwide, and her time at Jamaica Apostolic Bible Inistitute, have all been collected and used as tools to enhance the ministry.

She is undoubtedly, a strong kingdom builder with a large thirst for the Word of God.  Evangelist Thomas has been married for 28 years and is the mother of two children - Brandon and Tiffany.

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Evangelist Kathy Ford ~ Tallahassee, FL

Birthplace:  New Castle, Indiana      Parents:  Rev. George and Kathryn Howard Maynard     Siblings:  1 sister, Georgia Ann Maynard (Rigney) 
She received the Holy Ghost at the age of 5 while directing the Junior Choir in Sunday School.  Her grandfather, Rev. Berchett Howard, was her pastor.  She has served the church in several capacities, some of which are Sunday School Teacher, Assistant Youth Director, Choir Director, Children's Church Director, Children's Camp Director, and musician. She is the founder and editor of "The Apostolic Call", the news magazine publication of the United Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, Inc.

 
She and her husband of 42 years, Robert H. Ford are the parents of Matthew (wife, Donna), Kassandra Ragsdale (husband, Zane), and Shanna Nelson (husband, Tony).  They have 9 grandchildren: Jason, Alex, Meagan, and Ethan Ford; Arianna, Brianne, Karah, and Marissa Nelson; and Kallista Ragsdale.

Following the acknowledgment of the call into the Ministry, the Lord very definitely lead her to the field of Evangelism and revival. For more than 20 years she has traveled to wherever a door is opened to me to Minister, and her goal will ever be REAL APOSTOLIC REVIVAL!  She is passionate about God, His Word, and His Church, and everything that entails.  The greatest desire of her heart is to be HIS...to be anointed, effective, and instrumental in awakening souls everywhere to the reality of the Mighty God!

She currently reside in Tallahassee, Florida, with her husband.  They  attend Soul's Port United Pentecostal Church, where she is the Children's Church Director.   Bishop Larry W. Sims is her pastor.

Lady Alecia Bartlett ~ Kingston, Jamaica (photo not available)

Alecia Audrey Bartlett was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.  She is the second child of eight children.  Approximately thirty-three years ago, at the tender age of thirteen (13) years, she received her new birth experience when she was gloriously filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost and baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ at Pentecostal Tabernacle, in Kingston, Jamaica.

By divine appointment, she met and married the love of her life, Reverend John-Mark Bartlett, with whom she currently shares the awesome responsibility of pastoral ministry at Pentecostal Tabernacle.  The twenty-five (25) year union has produced five (5) beautiful children (four boys and one girl) – all of whom have had their born-again experience and are endeavoring to walk with the Lord. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Guidance and Counseling at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC) where she also received recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Region.  She has also received Post-Marital Counseling Training from the Family Life Ministries, HIV/AIDS Counseling and has participated in a Training of Trainers Workshop for parenting adolescents sponsored by the USAID.

Sister Bartlett has a passion for Family Life Ministry and has served in this area for many years.  She currently serves leader of the Family Development Ministry which oversees the Agape (Married Couples’), Singles’, Children of Promise (ages 4-17 years) and Golden Agers’ (ages 60 and up) Ministries at Pentecostal Tabernacle. 

Her contribution to the development of family life also involves teaching the Young Married Couples’ Class, conducting pre and post-marital counseling at Pentecostal Tabernacle as well as participation in both national and international speaking engagements.

Sister Bartlett believes in helping to empower others and embraces the maxim: “If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living shall not be in vain.”

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 Nia S. Kelly ~ Clarksville, TN

Nia Samya Kelly is the eldest of four children born to Jesse and Mary McNeal.  She is originally from Charleston, SC.  Nia is the wife of Minister Jonathan Daniel Kelly and is mother of three beautiful children; Nehemiah and Mahogany Williams and their newest addition, Samantha Kelly.

Nia currently resides in Clarksville, TN and attends Abundant Life Outreach Center, where the Pastor and Founder is Gary D. Ellis, Sr.  It was at the Abundant Life Outreach Center that she was baptized in the name of Jesus and was filled with the Holy Ghost.

She is currently serving in the following ministries: Music Ministry, Youth Ministry, Tribal Ministry  and the New Convert Care Ministry. She also works diligently along-side her husband in the Nursing Home Ministry and is a member of Gospel-Recording Artists, Xample.

As a young woman, Nia is learning continually how to be an over-comer through every trial and obstacle she faces.  Her daily focus a and hope is: 1 Timothy 4:16 - "Watch your life and doctrine closely, preserve in them that hear you."

Nia's mission is to be a woman of purpose, strength, and of noble character.  She desires to empower people to be successful in God with renewed minds and strengthened hearts.  When speaking of herself and her gifts, Nia says, "I am simply a Worshiper."