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The Reverend Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart has led the congregation
of Christ Missionary Baptist Church for 13 years. Pastor Stewart
is a native Memphian and “daughter” of Christ Missionary
Baptist Church where she was baptized, and mentored for ministry
by her predecessor and former pastor, the Rev. Eddie L Currie.
On March 4, 1995, she was elected by majority vote to serve as
the pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church. She is the first
African American female elected to serve an established African
American Baptist congregation in Memphis and Shelby County. More
than 3,000 persons have united with CMBC under her leadership
since 1995.
She
is a 1978 graduate of Memphis Catholic High School. She earned
a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing in 1982
from the University of Memphis. In 1989, she received a Master
of Education in Administration and Supervision from Trevecca Nazarene
College in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated cum laude from
Memphis Theological Seminary where she received the Master of
Divinity degree, May 1996. Rev. Stewart also attended the Harvard
Divinity School Summer Leadership Institute for Church Based Community
and Economic Development (2000). She received the Doctor of Ministry
degree (with honors) from the ITC-Interdenominational Theological
Center-(ITC)-Atlanta, Georgia on May 5, 2007.
Dr. Stewart has received numerous honors and awards for her outstanding
service to the church and the community such as Outstanding Citizen
of the Year from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (2000), The Community
Service Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2000), the O'landa
Draper Humanitarian Award, the Pastor of the Year Award (medium
size church) from the Gospel Bridge Awards (June 2004), and The
World’s Most Loved Pastors (November/December 2005-Gospel
Today magazine) and the Women of Wisdom award from the Women’s
Foundation of Greater Memphis (April 2007). Dr. Stewart has been
featured in numerous publications such as Spirit magazine, an
informative Christian magazine which features pastors in the Memphis
community and special church events, “Soul Sanctuary”
(released April 2006), a desktop documentary of the essential
highlights of the African American worship experiences across
denominations nationwide and The African American Pulpit, a quarterly
journal that serves as a repository for the very best of African
American preaching and provides practical and creative resources
for persons in ministry.
Dr. Stewart is currently serving as a Team Leader for the Pastoral
Excellence Program for Lott Carey International, a development
and advocacy organization. In addition to serving as a Team Leader,
she currently serves as a Co-Convener for the Women in Ministry
Conference-Dr. Cynthia L. Hale, Convener and a Trustee for the
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Pastors Conference. She also serves as a
board member for the National Civil Rights Museum, Bread for the
World and is a member of the Advisory Board for The African American
Pulpit. She travels extensively conducting workshops, revivals,
and seminars. Dr Stewart is a woman with a heart for God and God’s
people.
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