Rev. Yvette Massey: Warren Memorial U.M.C. Senior Pastor

When Yvette D. Massey was licensed into the gospel ministry in 1997, she had already earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Clemson University and was ministering as a registered nurse.  However, she sought to minister in a more holistic manner, so she entered the Morehouse School of Religion of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia.  There she was involved in various student organizations, including the Morehouse School of Religion Baptist Fellowship, and the International Society of Theta Phi, a theological honor society of which she soon became president.  She was a Ford Foundation Fellow during her seminary years and in 2000 she graduated with a Master of Divinity.

Rev. Massey has a passion for the people of God, and her mission is to reach the outcast for Christ.  She believes that parish ministry and community ministry go hand in hand.  Thus she has an affiliation with the following organizations: the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma, Theta, Inc., and Investment Atlanta.  She has also affiliated with Hip4Hop Ministries, Holy Smoke, The Mission Institute and Your Choice Center.  She is the recipient of many honors and awards such as the Student of the Year (ITC 1998-1999), Who�s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and the Women of the Cloth Award (the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.).  Most recently she was selected by the African American Pulpit magazine as one of the twenty outstanding young African American ministers under the age of forty who are playing a major role in helping to shape the future direction of the African American Church.  Her sermon entitled �The Deciding Vote� was published in the magazine in November 2005.

In June of 2005 she became an Elder in full connection in the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Currently, she serves as the Senior Pastor of Warren Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia .  She is a much sought after preacher and lecturer and has spoken for churches, associations, conventions and national and international corporations.