The Divine Church of Deliverance celebrates the 16th Pastoral Anniversary honoring their pastor the Reverend Virginia Singleton, and her husband, Deacon Ernest Singleton, Sr. The worship experience will be held on Sunday, September 4th, 4:00 pm at Savannah Grove Baptist Church, the Reverend Dr. Ralph W. Canty, speaker. PastorSingleton received her Divine call to preach the gospel and was licensed into ministry in 1986 by her pastor, the late Reverend James Johnson, Jr. of Carver Street Baptist Church. She began to serve as associate minister and served in many other capacities within the Pee Dee Baptist Association, as well as the church. Following the death of Pastor Johnson, under the leadership of their new pastor, the Reverend Rufus Garvin, she served as assistant minister and was ordained on August 19, 1990, at Savannah Grove Baptist Church; making her the second female to be ordained into the gospel ministry by t! he Pee Dee Baptist Association. Pastor Singleton continued to labor faithfully in the vineyard serving within the church, as well as the association, until God spoke to her two months prior to calling her to the pastorate of the Divine Church of Deliverance where she has been and continues to be a faithful servant for almost sixteen years.
Pastor Singleton is a published author with Kingdom Builders Publications, LLC, and she has individual materials published with several other publishers. For May 2016, she was the featured pastor interviewed by a very prominent inspirational Magazine Founder and Owner, Kimmie Robinson, of eLation Magazine; and also featured her interview. God has blessed her and she has been hosting her own "Transforming Lives Bible Radio" Ministry since February this year with very high ratings...the show broadcasts live out of Baltimore, Maryland, and reaches globally by way of Internet; Facebook; Twitter; iTunes; PositivePower21.org; JerryRoyceLive World! wide Podcast Channel 14; and Spreaker Radio; Broadcaster Brother Jerry Royce, Deacon Chuck Singleton, Producer. She is a board member for Pen of a Ready Writer's Society and is the City Coordinator for the PRWS Florence Chapter, Min. Louise Smith is CEO and Founder. Pastor Singleton served as Conference Director for the Women of Worship Women's Conference. She retired from the Chrysalis Center in 2014 as a Certified Addictions Counselor; past member of the South Carolina Association for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors; National Association for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors; volunteer for the Department of Juvenile Justice; and the Hugh Leatherman Senior Citizens Association in Florence; She is also a certified welder.
Pastor Singleton has been married to her high school sweetheart, Deacon Ernest Singleton, for 45 years...they have two sons, Ernest Jr, Charles, and one daughter, Niaja; nine grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. She graduated from West Floren! ce High School in 1972 and Almeda University, Boise, Idaho in 2002 with a 4.0 GPA. She loves God and being a servant in the transformation of God's people. Her motto is: "If I can just help somebody as I travel along the way, then my living shall not be in vain." Her favorite passage of Scripture is: Psalms 34:1 "I will bless the Lord at all times and His praise shall continually be in my mouth."