Pastor Ford was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from George Washington High School 1974 in Danville, Virginia. She relocated to Northern Virginiain 1979 where she worked in nursing as a Home Health Aid for 7 years. Shemet and married her husband the anointed Bishop Mitchell S. Ford, Overseer. From1986 – 1997 she was employed at the United States Postal Services as a T6 Financial Clerk until she resign to do full time Administrative work at Citadel Worship Assembly and she opened and operated as Director of Kingdom Child CareCenter for eight years.
Pastor Ford experienced the new birth in 1986 and has been walking in her new regenerated life as a Christian soldier. She came up through the spiritual levels in her Christian experience as an Usher, Missionary, Evangelist, Co-Pastor, Elder and now Pastor. Among her various responsibilities and accomplishments, Pastor Ford has been called to Intercessory Prayer Ministry and the visionary of Women of Prayer on the move. Submitted to God’s obedience and using spiritual gifts endowed in her by the Holy Spirit in powers her to do the work of the Lord.
Pastor Ford first and foremost desire is to seek God and His righteousness. She has completed three years of comprehensive Christian Education in the Bible at Mt. Calvary Bible Institute, Washington, DC, and graduated from Faith Bible College and Seminary with a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry. She is currently in Training in Higher Education for Leadership Development for Pastors, Clergy and Leaders. In 2011 she receive certificate of completion from The Joint College of Bishops’ Congress with Beulah Heights University, Cleveland, Ohio. She is currently partnering with the Overseer Bishop Ford to build Pastor’s Partnering Together Training Leaders in Leadership (PPTTLL). They have been Pastors for eighteen years in the Prince Williams Community.
With over twenty-four years of sacrificial and dedicated service to the Lord Pastor Ford has learned and teaches, ‘we can do all things through Christ, which strengthens us.’ Her desire is for all believers to love the Lord with your whole heart, support the vision by speaking the same thing and being on one accord in the mind of Christ to walk in the fullness of God.
“The spirit of excellence allows us to work together, by rolling up our sleeves and putting our hands to the Gospel Plow!” --Together we stand and divided we fall.