FRIDAY SPEAKERREV. MICHAEL ALLAN SMITH
STATE PASTORRev. Michael Allan Smith, a native of Atlanta, GA, answered the call to ministry in 1977. He graduated from Morehouse College with a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in music in 1974. Rev. Smith is a graduate of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) with an M.Div. degree in Pastoral Care and Christian Education in 1980. In 1995, the Southern California School of Ministry conferred upon him the Doctor of Divinity degree.
Rev. Smith’s pastoral experience includes three congregations: Cove Road Church of God in Lafayette, GA (1980-1985), Cedar Avenue Church of God in Sharon, PA (1985-1998), and Community Church of God in Atlanta, GA (1998-2020). Rev. Smith brought financial stability to the Cove Road Church of God, a small rural church in North Georgia. As a result of fiscal growth at the Cedar Avenue Church of God, a new sanctuary was built. While in Sharon, PA, Pastor Smith served as president of the Mercer County Branch NAACP, addressing and confronting the inequities of hiring people of color in schools, steel mills, and other places of businesses in the Shenango Valley. He also served as president of the Sharon Clergy Association, board member of Sanctuary, Inc., and chair of the credentials and committee of the Church of God in Western Pennsylvania, Emlenton, PA. Nationally, Pastor Michael has served the Church of God as the Associate Dean, Associate Director, and Director of the In-Service Training Institute, an institute that trains lay leaders for ministry. Rev. Smith served as a former member of the Task Force Committee and Chairperson for the Program Committee of the National Association of the Church of God (West Middlesex, PA) and a member of the Program Committee and on the nominating committee for the International Church of God Convention in Anderson, IN., his denomination’s headquarters. A visionary leader who believes in the unity of believers and works diligently to develop ecumenical relationships, 1998 he joined the Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta. Community Church hosts the Concerned Black Clergy even today. His father, Rev. Rudolph Smith, was one of the founding members of this organization. In 2001, he was instrumental in organizing the Cascade Ministerial Fellowship. As a community advocate, Pastor Michael was a member of the Mayor’s Faith-Based Initiative Coalition and the founder and chairman of the former Community Empowerment and Development Corporation (CEDC), a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission was “to empower the Cascade community by providing stability to our youth, adults, and families through education and employment.” He also chaired the Community Advisory Board for the Morehouse School of Medicine. Rev. Smith's legacy upon retirement was the fiscal growth of Community Church, retiring with a church free of debt and with land and building acquisitions. Rev. Smith launched The Kingdom Project a capital fund campaign to expand the church's campus so that Community Church can better execute its vision and mission. Rev. Smith serves as State Pastor of the Georgia Fellowship of the Church of God and has been instrumental in revitalizing this ministry. Through his leadership, the fellowship is experiencing growth in leadership development and training. He also serves as the General Secretary to Bishop Timothy J. Clarke for the Berean Leadership Conference. Rev. Michael A. Smith is married to Rev. Felecia Pearson Smith, and they are the parents of two adult children, Allan Rudolph (deceased), Allyson Felecia Smith, and one grandson, Allan Vincent Smith. SATURDAY SPEAKERFelecia Pearson Smith |
Rev. Felecia Pearson Smith, MDiv
Felecia Pearson Smith has established herself as a speaker, instructor, scholar, and community servant. Reverend Smith also facilitates women’s conferences and speaks and preaches on a local and national level. In addition, she has dedicated herself to full-time ministry with her husband, Pastor Michael A. Smith. She and Pastor Michael retired in 2020 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. Rev. Smith served as the Executive Pastor of the Community Church of God.
Felecia Pearson Smith has a legacy of outstanding accomplishments. As an Atlanta, Georgia native, she is a graduate of Wesleyan College, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion. She entered the Candler School of Theology at Emory University after graduation, earning a Master of Divinity. She was the first African American woman to graduate from the School of Theology.
Felecia is also a licensed and ordained minister of the Georgia Ministerial Assembly of the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. Currently, Rev. Smith is the former coordinator of the Georgia Fellowship Women’s Ministry of the Church of God, an organization she led for seven years.
She has served as the President/CEO of the Shenango Valley (PA) Urban League, Inc., and the Director of the Bonner Office of Community Service and Student Development at Spelman College, a position she held for ten years.
Reverend Smith focuses on emotional and spiritual health for women, the faith community, and organizations. She is a published author of My Hair. . . My Marriage is a chronicle of her hair stories that coincide with her marriage. Recently, she released an e-book called The Principles of Naomi: Strength for Your Journey. She is also the host of FeleciaSpeaks, which has authentic emotional and spiritual health conversations on FB Live.
Also, Felecia is honored to serve on the Wesleyan College Board of Trustees.
Rev. Smith is the mother of two adult children, Allan, who is deceased, and minister Allyson Felecia. The Smiths have one grandson, Allan Vincent.
Reverend Smith is known to be a distinct woman of great character, integrity, and grace. She believes her accomplishments were achieved with strength, balance, and faith and that “God who began a good work in you will bring it to completion through Christ Jesus.”
Felecia Pearson Smith has established herself as a speaker, instructor, scholar, and community servant. Reverend Smith also facilitates women’s conferences and speaks and preaches on a local and national level. In addition, she has dedicated herself to full-time ministry with her husband, Pastor Michael A. Smith. She and Pastor Michael retired in 2020 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. Rev. Smith served as the Executive Pastor of the Community Church of God.
Felecia Pearson Smith has a legacy of outstanding accomplishments. As an Atlanta, Georgia native, she is a graduate of Wesleyan College, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion. She entered the Candler School of Theology at Emory University after graduation, earning a Master of Divinity. She was the first African American woman to graduate from the School of Theology.
Felecia is also a licensed and ordained minister of the Georgia Ministerial Assembly of the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. Currently, Rev. Smith is the former coordinator of the Georgia Fellowship Women’s Ministry of the Church of God, an organization she led for seven years.
She has served as the President/CEO of the Shenango Valley (PA) Urban League, Inc., and the Director of the Bonner Office of Community Service and Student Development at Spelman College, a position she held for ten years.
Reverend Smith focuses on emotional and spiritual health for women, the faith community, and organizations. She is a published author of My Hair. . . My Marriage is a chronicle of her hair stories that coincide with her marriage. Recently, she released an e-book called The Principles of Naomi: Strength for Your Journey. She is also the host of FeleciaSpeaks, which has authentic emotional and spiritual health conversations on FB Live.
Also, Felecia is honored to serve on the Wesleyan College Board of Trustees.
Rev. Smith is the mother of two adult children, Allan, who is deceased, and minister Allyson Felecia. The Smiths have one grandson, Allan Vincent.
Reverend Smith is known to be a distinct woman of great character, integrity, and grace. She believes her accomplishments were achieved with strength, balance, and faith and that “God who began a good work in you will bring it to completion through Christ Jesus.”
Pastor Douglas Lee Douglas
Pastor Douglas Lee Douglas is the son of the late Rev. Thomas and Betty Douglas. Pastor Douglas was born and raised in a Church of God parsonage. In 1966 his father went into full time evangelism, and labored for 8 years as an evangelist. He earned his B.S in Mathematics from Findley College and by his M. Div. from Winebrenner Seminary.
Pastor Douglas served for 22 years with the Churches of God,, General Conference, of Findley, OH. In 1994 he was called to pastor an Anderson church in Cape Coral, FL. His ordination is now held by the Church of God, Anderson IN, and he has served for 30 years in the Movement. He is presently the pastor of the LaFayette First Church of God, in LaFayette, GA.
Pastor Douglas’s first wife, Sharon Douglas was taken by breast cancer after 25 years of marriage. They had three children. He married Rebecca Joan Palmer, the daughter of Rev. Philip and Eva Palmer, and Granddaughter of Rev. George and Grace Huber. They adopted one son at birth in 1999.
Pastor Douglas has been in pastoral ministry since 1972, that is now 52 years. He has served churches in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, and Georgia. He served as a missionary to Haiti in 1987-88.
Pastor Douglas served for 22 years with the Churches of God,, General Conference, of Findley, OH. In 1994 he was called to pastor an Anderson church in Cape Coral, FL. His ordination is now held by the Church of God, Anderson IN, and he has served for 30 years in the Movement. He is presently the pastor of the LaFayette First Church of God, in LaFayette, GA.
Pastor Douglas’s first wife, Sharon Douglas was taken by breast cancer after 25 years of marriage. They had three children. He married Rebecca Joan Palmer, the daughter of Rev. Philip and Eva Palmer, and Granddaughter of Rev. George and Grace Huber. They adopted one son at birth in 1999.
Pastor Douglas has been in pastoral ministry since 1972, that is now 52 years. He has served churches in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, and Georgia. He served as a missionary to Haiti in 1987-88.