Pastor Z has been a pastor of United Church of Faith Methodist for ten years. He served in the military for over 10 years and worked at Rouge Steel and U.S. Steel before he became a full-time Pastor. He started his Home Church with zero members and held bible study. His first member was a teenager; the church has grown by doing outreach and building relationships with people. Their Love And Labor (LAL) program teaches its participants how to use drills and construct wood projects. It teaches soft employability skills while learning about God and gives me a chance to build a relationship with them. It also allows the youth to see a project that they built. We also have a Women's Ministry/Retreat where girls and women come together over a weekend to discuss different topics. We then encourage them to go out and minister in the community.
Bishop Yancey is the Presiding Prelim of the Gather to Grow Fellowship, an organization he established in 2021. He currently serves as the senior pastor of Returning to Truth Ministries, a position he has held for over 18 years. Bishop Yancey began his ministry career at a young age at Greater Whole Truth Pentecostal Apostolic Mission Church under the direction of Pastor Robert Shackleford. Bishop Yancey’s numerous roles at Greater Whole Truth included serving as Sunday School Superintendent, Lead Usher, President of the Deacon Board, and Youth Pastor. Bishop Yancey also served as Assistant Pastor from 1998-2003. In February of 2003, Bishop Yancey planted Returning to Truth Ministries. From 2010 until 2018, Bishop Yancey served as State Bishop of Michigan and Second Presiding Prelate of Dominion Covenant Fellowship of Churches and Ministries. Bishop Yancey is currently studying Christian Counseling and his involvement in various church and community organizations. He has spent many years as Director of Recreation at Peoples Community Services. He has a vast wealth of experience and knowledge regarding youth training and after-school programs.
Deacon Graves joined City Covenant Church in 2007; William served in numerous roles but has found his mark as a deacon. In addition to serving as Vice president of Deacons at City Covenant Church, William’s business, GCP, has contracts to offer security to numerous businesses in the Covenant’s domain. William is the linchpin of the organization’s board member’s focus. Before becoming an entrepreneur, William worked in the medical and financial services fields and at Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit. William served as a youth coordinator and A/V director at City Covenant before accepting the Deacon’s role. His experience with media arts and mentorship of youths has been a great benefit to RTTM Community Center, connecting with the residents in District 3.
Kenneth Anderson was one of the first performers at Mosaic Youth Theatre 28 years ago. Ken was the he's vice president and artistic director of the organization that he said changed his life for over ten years. "The experience stuck out so much to me; it was my first interaction with suburban kids," Anderson said. He had planned to go to New York City to pursue a career as a singer, but said his experiences at Mosaic brought him back to Detroit.After seeing a rehearsal of Mosaic's young actors, Anderson was disappointed with the minimal effort they were putting into it and asked Mosaic founder Rick Sperling to let him work with them. His work led to the formation of the Mosaic Singers, and Anderson becoming their music director. The choir grew from about eight youths then to nearly 85 today. Kenneth “Kayo” Anderson is currently embarking on his MOST exciting endeavor as the “Minister of Culture” at Los Angeles Community Action Network. This is a dream job! He has already formed the “Freedom Singers”, a multi-dsciplinary performance troupe, based out of LA CAN in downtown’s Skid Row neighborhood. After a personal bout with homelessness, Kayo realizied the immense need for targeted supportive services for the MANY artists who reside in Skid Row. The LA CAN arts and cultured initiative takes a holistic approach to the redevelopment and reintroduction of artists into viability. Ken has received numerous honors, awards and recognition, including Crains Business Top Twenty in Their Twenties in 2007, the Spirit of Detroit, Alpha Kappa Alpha Distinguished Community Leader Award, and he was named as one of the 100 Distinguished Gentlemen of Detroit, by the Detroit Conversation. Most recently Ken was given an award from the National Arts Education Forum for his Creativity and Innovation in arts education.