BY GWEN HAYES<\/b><\/p>\n
Sentinel Editor<\/b><\/p>\n
After a year of training, <\/b>Bishop-Elect Michelle B. Patty <\/b>will be elevated to Bishop. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be held on Saturday, at the Hilton Hotel Downtown (formerly The Hyatt). The induction is at 11 a. m., followed by the consecration service at 12 noon.<\/p>\n
A 5 p. m. banquet (paid event) will conclude the activities for the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have the words to adequately express how I feel. You know the church is the bride of Christ and I feel just like the bride now,\u201d she said of the elevation. \u201cI have the jitters, there are expectations; I\u2019m happy, elated,\u201d are words she used to describe herself as the bride of Christ.<\/p>\n
Being elevated to Bishop, she will become the first female to hold the office under the Legacy Fellowship of Churches and Ministries, Bishop Michael Lewis,<\/b> Presiding Prelate. \u201cI\u2019m so happy to see more women accepting their calling<\/p>\n
Bishop-Elect Patty<\/b> openly answered her call to the ministry in 2004. It was the late Harold Jones<\/b> (former funeral home director, Morning Glory Funeral Home), who told her that she could run, but she could not hide from God.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always known that God had a calling on my life. But always being a part of traditional churches, there was always that stigma about women in the ministry, women in the pulpit,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen Mr. Jones<\/b> told me that, I knew he was correct. I then enrolled in Blessed Hope Bible College under the late Bishop Elliott<\/b> Johnson.<\/b> He, too, was a blessing in my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a tedious journey, but God has truly been good and shined on my life. He has prepared me for the journey. I went from the bench of do nothing, and had to learn to be a servant. I started being an usher,\u201d she explained. \u201cI\u2019ve had some deacons and ministers to tell me I could not come into their pulpits, but nothing can stop the work of the Lord. God is no respect of person.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a Bishop in the Legacy Fellowship of Churches and Ministries, Bishop-Elect<\/b> Patty<\/b> will serve as an administrative assistant to Bishop Lewis<\/b>, do some traveling on behalf of the ministry, get involved in community affairs for the ministry.<\/p>\n
Bishop-Elect Patty<\/b> and her son, Corey Felton<\/b> started Krunk For Christ some years ago. After the Convocation, they plan to get that activity operating in full force. The event for youths and teens to showcase their talents, \u201cis needed now more than ever. Our young people are just killing and hurting each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
A businesswoman with a personal referral service, Bishop-Elect Patty<\/b> says it is a vision from God, and it\u2019s the catalyst that keeps her ministry going. She is the wife of Jesse Patty<\/b> and they are parents to 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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