Reverend Glencie Rhedrick, an ordained Baptist minister, currently serves as an associate minister at First Baptist Church-West, where she leads the Bereavement Ministry and facilitates an engaging weekly adult Bible study class. Reverend Rhedrick is a theoactivist womanist, addressing the issues of unjust experiences and biases which intentionally impact women and the communities of African ascent.

 

A graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, Reverend Rhedrick received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with honors. She also received a Master of Science Degree in Human Resources Management and Development with a concentration in Organizational Behavior from the National Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, and addition she has a Master of Divinity Degree with an emphasis in Pastoral Care from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. She is currently a Ph.D. student at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Department of Women’s Spirituality in San Francisco, California.

 

She is the convenor and founder of ‘SpeakingintheKeyofWE.’ The Theme: “No Longer Silenced: No Longer Invisible” which began with the conversation concerning Black Male Privilege and Patriarchy in the Black Church. It is a Womanist platform raising the awareness of the biases women of African Ascent encounter in the Church and other segments of society. The show airs on Facebook live, 12Noon on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month.

 

A local and national community activist and organizer, Rev. Rhedrick is the former president of Mecklenburg Ministries (now known as MeckMIN). She is also an active member of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. Currently, she holds the following positions: Vice President for Mayfield Memorial CDC, Chair of the Social Justice Auxiliary for the United Missionary Baptist Association, Co-Chair for Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice; Vice President and Social Justice Chair for The Charlotte Minister’s Conference, Member of the Board of Directors for the National Jobs for All Coalition, Co-Chair for the John Lewis Voter Motorcade Caravan in Georgia and North Carolina for the Transformative Justice Coalition, Board Member and Secretary for The Reimagining America Project, Chair for Community Outreach Programs for Queen City Ivy & Pearls Foundation, Trainer and Hub Organizer for Arm in Arm, Vice President and Board Member of UMBA Bright Stars, Chair of Connection and Social Justice for Rho Psi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and  Chaplain for Queen City Ivy & Pearls Foundation of Rho Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and a Board of Director member for The Red Letter Christians.

 

Rhedrick continues to answer the questions of how we take care of the community. As she works tirelessly to end involuntary homelessness and low wealth which often contributes to the ills that create the conditions we experience.

She’s also the mother of an entrepreneur, Justin Rhedrick, and grandmother to two bright and brilliant grandchildren, Marleigh, and Nasir.

 

One of her favorite scriptures is Romans 12:1-2 using The Passion Translation:

1Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be God’s sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights the Holy’s heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.

2Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in the Divine’s eyes.