Opening Night / Artist Talk
Opening Night was pretty awesome! Wow, wow, oh wow. I am grateful for all the guests in attendance. Special thanks to my models here in this photograph. Stay beautiful inside and out ladies.
First Lady, Dr. Vanessa A. Smith
First Lady, Dr. Vanessa Smith grew up in Compton, California, graduating from Compton High School in 1972 and UCLA, earning a BA degree in Psychology in 1977. First Lady Vanessa and Bishop Ed Smith met at UCLA and were married in 1975 at Crenshaw Christian Center, Pastored by Apostle Fredrick K.C.Price.
Dr. Vanessa has four children and three grandsons. She and Bishop started Zoe Christian Fellowship in Cerritos, California in 1989, where she played a key role in building the ministry foundation. Vanessa served as a faithful member of the praise and worship team for 30 years. She also leads a Women’s weekly life group where she shares biblical wisdom to build up women. Dr. Vanessa continues her personal weekly Women’s Ministry to this day.
Dr.Vanessa ‘s ministry travels has taken her to many countries, including South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Columbia, England, Japan and Hong Kong. Her international ministry and group missions travels helped Zoe win over 25,000 people to Christ, giving birth to 13 churches and scores of Kingdom Ministries and businesses that continue to be fruitful and multiply. Only God knows the ongoing impact Dr. Vanessa and Bishop Ed’s ministry is having far beyond them. Their ministry impact clearly is multgenerational.
Dr. Vanessa has spoken to many Women’s gatherings over the years and she is a trusted advisor, counselor, and friend to many singles and married couples alike.
Dr. Vaness’s next season of ministry is serving along side her husband, Bishop Ed Smith with Nehemiah Project L. A. helping homeless former foster youth secure safe housing, acquire needed life skills to live independently, restore their faith in God and achieve the dreams.
Minister, Janalyn Glymph , Ph.D.
After 40 years of service with the Los Angeles Unified School District, Dr. Janalyn Glymph retired as its Personnel Director. In is capacity, she oversaw the human resources operations for over 38,000 non-teaching employees in the nations’s second largest school district. Other positions held while at the District included Executive Officer of the Board of Education and General Manager of the District’s PBS Television Station. While at KLCS-TV, Janalyn guided the Station to 8 Emmys and 16 Emmy nominations for the production of original educational programming. She was also successful in positioning KLCS as a national model for innovative uses of digital content for students of color in particular.
Dr. Glymph has been widely recognized for her service in the fields of education, leadership, and the arts; and has enjoyed numerous invitations to share her expertise in Human Resources Development, Television Station Management, Artistic Collaborations, and Communications Management since her retirement in 2015. Now serving in her fourth term as an elected official with The California Credit Union, Dr. Glymph has used the insights that she has gained over the course of a lifetime to help steer and grow this financial institution to its current multi-billion dollar level.
In addition to navigating a robust career, Dr. Glymph has also been a professional dancer since the age of twelve. She danced with the Helga Lind Dance Company, Cumulus Dance Company of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Dance Theatre, the Dance Theater of Harlem (summer program) and the 1996 Olympic Dance Corps where she performed in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies held in Los Angeles. She is now the MInister of Arts at Glory Christian Fellowship, International where she has directed , choreographed, and ministered in dance for the last 30 years. And she is the Founder and CEO of Saved2Serve Ministries, which has been celebrated for uniting Christian artists worldwide for the past 24 years. Lastly, Dr. Glymph is the acclaimed author of The Llama and the Lamb and 33 Letters For Such A Time As This: When Relationships Matter.
Dr. Janalyn earned her Ph.D from United States International University in Leadership and Human Behavior; her MA Degree from USC’s Annenberg School of Communications in Communications Management; and her BA Degree from USC in English, with a minor in Business Administration. She and her husband of 36 years have one daughter, and reside in Los Angeles, California and in Asheville, North Carolina.
Apostle, Dr. Sherry Traylor
Dr. Sherry Traylor, Apostle, Dance Minister Director, Life Coach, Choreographer, Play Writer, Missions Coordinator, Author, Conference Host and Certificate Course Founder
Dr. Sherry Traylor is a sought out Liturgical Minister of Dance, throughout California, the U.S.A. and the Nations. She has been serving in the ministry sinse 1983. She is the founder and President of Psalms Dance and Creative Arts Network, Nonprofit organization, where the team of 25 Dance Leaders, Ministers and Community Leaders help sponsors organized workshops, Conferences, Classes, and Community events.
She is a member of Zoe Christian Fellowship. She served as Administrator over Student MInistries, and Creative Arts Department for more than 18 years. Dr. Sherry teaches and host Dance. Worship Arts Conference and Workshops all over the world. She is the Author “Revelations of a Dance Minister” which has sold out over 4 times. This was an open door where she has taught many children, youth and adults on the meaning of Worship.
Dr. Sherry is known worldwide in the Missions field in many countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica, Japan, Borgata, Columbia, Bahamas just to name a few.
She has also trained and taught at Southwest College, and Cal State Dominguez Hills University and was ordained as MInister in 2015 an Apostle in 2019 and received her Doctoral of Divinity in 2021.
In a dream in 2017 she founded the Dominion Worship Arts Certificate Course Program, where over 300 students have taken courses in Dance Ministry Leadership, Prfit Business, Administration, How to become an Author, Company of Prophets, Waves of Glory Flag MInistry, Missions and Evangelism, and Ministers Certification.
Her Mission Statement: She learned early on that her Mission statement is to teach, train, and produce Worship in others through various art forms. rWhere she helps usher the best gifts in others to fulfill their purpose in the earth.
Visit her website: www.dominionworshiparts.com
Look for her book on Amazon: Dance Revelations of a Dance Minister by Sherry Traylor
Apostle, Dr. Melvora E. Moore - Fulton
Dr. Malvora Moore Fulton has been a school teacher serving children all her life. She has written a book called , The Strategy for Successful Kids - encouraging young people and their parents. Dr Fulton works with special needs adults and youth today with 4 non profits, a staff, and three facilities she runs. She has a Sunday school ministry where she feeds, clothes, and gives out toys as well.
Chaplain Dr. Euvonka Farabee
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Master Chaplain, Live Elevation Strategist, Coach, Internationally best selling author and Motivational Speaker, Chaplain Dr. Euvonka Farabee has facilitated and designed numerous training sessions and materials for the benefit of her clients. Not only is Dr. Farabee a renowned public speaker but she possess over 30 years on the field of sales, consultancy, real estate, and insurance industry sectors. She has distinguished from others in her field by establishing a huge footprint with government agancies, public administrators, and team leaders as a result of her commitment to igniting innovation and creating an environment that fosters success.
Dr. Farabee’s passion for helping people find joy and satisfaction in life was inspired by the downturn in the economy as well as fear, grief, and confusion and failure of her own marriage and health as well as business endeavors. As such, she began to overcome these difficulties through intense research and determination to get on the other side of these adversities, including anxiety and depression, in order to arrive at a point transformation by using life transitions. At times and especially with absolute purpose, Dr. Farabee believes it is critical to one’s personal and professional success, to reflect on the past to successfully move forward into rebuilding sustainability and expanding future growth. To this end, she guides her clients through the process of embracing their skills and an attitude by using a personalized approach that helps them cope with drastic life changing events and complexities of career change as well as overcoming lack of productivity. While consistently utilizing her natural strengths, confidence, and calmness in guiding her clients through their life journey, she is also involved in justice reform advocacy aimed at developing special programs that promote positive changes with the incarcerated. Despite her career and personal achievements, Dr. Farabee remains a humble and approachable individual with a genuine interest in helping people pick up the pieces of their lives as well as initiating rebuilding processes that culminate in a successful and happier life.
Dr. Farabee holds a Doctorate of Theology from HSBN International School of Ministry, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary’s University, is a Master Chaplain, and holds various licenses and certifications in the insurance and real estate industries.
To visit her prison ministry website: www.beyontheshackles.org
To view her TV Broadcast: HSBN
To visit her life coaching website : www.liveshacklefree.com
Apostle, Dr. Venus L. Burton
Dr. Venus is an Apostle in the Body of Christ creating , producing and directing. She is also a writer, writing books, plays, movies, and music. She is a multi-talented , multi-faceted, and multi- gifted woman on a mission to share Christ with the world. She comes from a lineage of 5 generations of Apostle women. Dr. Venus Burton is a Kingdom ambassador in the earth.
To watch Apostle Dr. Venus L Burton Affirmation YouTube
To watch Dr Venus on the 700 Club YouTube
To watch Dr Venus on the Chuckie Perez Show on TBN JUICE TV YouTube
Listen to Dr Venus by downloading the app, Radio King / find SOV 106.9 FM
Here’s the link https://play.radioking.com/radio/sov-106-9-fm-radio?fbclid=IwAR3eLRFD1omnEBEw5JopxlOtC_-gkrb1rV4O4guGbOrwa8bdPABuHL_HWe4
Visit Dr. V’s websites:
To see and purchase from her clothing line, visit: www.shenweargodsclothing.com
Dr. Venus has graced many platforms with her God gifted talents as a movie maker of two featured films, a writer, author of 6 books. Performer, Recording artist, Producer and Director. Her passion for music is beyond measure. Her creative talent has expanded her into deeper heights. Conquering goals and dreams with God as the center of her life. Dr. Venus L. Burton gives God all the glory. Building this streamline station from the ground up has been amazing. Be on the look out for the rising of SOV 106.9 FM Radio.
To visit her radio: www.sovfmradio.org
To visit her stage play, S.T.U.D. website, visit: www.studthestageplay.org
Dr. Noelle LeFlore Harper
Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
visit her website click on www.novelmentalwellness.org “
My journey began when I was a little girl. I had a family member who was diagnosed with serious mental illness. Watching this family member exhibit the symptoms of what I now know to be Schizophrenia was very confusing for me and, from what I could gather, for the rest of my family as well. I remember thinking about what was happening to him, how he must feel, what was causing his behavior and how we as a family could make him better. From that point on, I was drawn to mental health, curious about its causes and the ways in which I could help. I wanted to do something to help people get better and decided my contribution would be to become a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
After I began practicing as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner I quickly realized how wide-ranging and detrimental misconceptions and stigmas surrounding mental health and treatment can be. I recognized this as a general concept, but also began to see even more deficits and harmful language among those who considered themselves religious; more specifically those identifying with the Christian faith - as this was a large part of my patient population. Aside from the more typical barriers to seeking care for mental health disorders, Christian patients and their families/friends were often much more vexed, distressed and confused about how to navigate mental health and wellness. The anguish, confusion and tears led me to create Novel. I wanted to educate people about how spirituality and supplemental mental health treatment are not mutually exclusive. I wanted to use my knowledge of both the Christian faith and treatment of mental health disorders to promote mental wellness and help those dealing with mental health issues live freely.