Rev. Valerie S. Pearson
Author, Speaker, Preacher,Motivator
Rev. Valerie S. Pearson is a preacher, teacher, author and founder of A Remarkable Woman Ministry. Her life has been a journey guided by the Lord; and as she has traveled through time she has learned many valuable lessons and gained wisdom that she has packaged together to share with other women through A Remarkable Woman Ministry. Through her ministry and book, A Remarkable Woman, Discovering the Authentic You!, God has allowed many women to be transformed, and to know who they are in Christ, while loving their true authenticity.
In February 2011, God led Rev. Pearson to take a tremendous leap of faith in pursuing her ministry full-time. She formed a nonprofit entity, The Center for Remarkable Women, Inc., with a mission to empower women and girls with the life tools necessary to live enriched and abundant lives. This is a life dream for Rev. Pearson that she pursues with zeal and enthusiasm.
Prior to answering the call to pursue her ministry full-time, Rev. Pearson served for twelve years as the Chief of Ministry Staff at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland under the tutelage of Bishop Walter S. Thomas, Sr., where she managed a staff of nine full time ministers/lay persons and more than 80 ministries. She has a wealth of knowledge in church management and ministry development. Rev. Pearson is a sought after conference speaker, who conducts leadership training for church staff, associate ministers, and ministry leaders. She also presents workshops and seminars to women.
Rev. Pearson earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Baltimore and has attended St. Mary’s Seminary, Virginia Union University and is working on a MBA in Church Management from Villanova University. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Women and she received the Woman of the Year in Religious Service Award from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Zeta Chapter. Reverend Pearson was licensed to preach in March 1998 and ordained in December 2000. Through all that she does, Rev. Pearson seeks to empower, inspire and encourage all who come in contact with her and her ministry materials.