About our Pastor
Bio
Short Version
Bio
Short Version
Rev. Dr. Willie Mae Hawkins was called into ministry in the Spring of 1994 while attending Truth Tabernacle Ministries in Rocky Mount, NC under the leadership of Rev. Haywood L. Parker. In 1997. she began seminary at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, she joined the United Church of Christ denomination and begin to receive hands-on training at Poplar Springs United Church of Christ (now Christian Church) in Raleigh, NC under Pastor Charles Brooks. In the UCC, she was introduced to local and state denominational affairs, political issues from a Christian perspective, the fight for social justice, along with the local and world missions of the church. Dr. Hawkins was licensed in April 2000. After additional training and completing seminary, she was ordained in February 2002. Since 2003, she has served as an associate pastor under Rev. K. Ray Hill, Pastor-Teacher at Maple Temple UCC in Raleigh, NC. After much prayer and seeking God for direction in the Summer of 2015, Dr. Hawkins begin initiating Center of Faith Ministry, a new church which was birthed on the first Sunday in 2016. God began a new thing in her life and in the local community of Enfield, NC. (Isaiah 43:18-19)
Dr. Hawkins has earned an Associate Degree in Business Computer Programming from Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC; Bachelor Science in Business Administration from Barton College, Wilson, NC; a Masters of Divinity from Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA; and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Renewal from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
Her ministerial works includes:
Her membership includes: NAACP, ACPE, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. When considering her call to labor in ministry, Dr. Hawkins finds comfort in Exodus 33:14, "... My presence shall be with thee and I shall give thee rest."
Dr. Hawkins has earned an Associate Degree in Business Computer Programming from Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC; Bachelor Science in Business Administration from Barton College, Wilson, NC; a Masters of Divinity from Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA; and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Renewal from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
Her ministerial works includes:
- Formed Community Ministries, Inc. a 501(c)3 organization and implementing community projects.
- Served as a hospital chaplain providing pastoral care and counseling to patients, family members and staff. Her clinical areas included the psychiatric and substance abuse hospital, counseling center, Ob-Gyn and birthing center, and a surgical section of the hospital. Received 3 CPE units
- Served as a qualified mental health professional and therapist to adult and children
- Formed Spring, Inc.- A National Single Parenting Ministry
- Served as a Regional Women’s Ministry Consultant in the United Church of Christ (UCC). Served over 219 churches and more than 20,000 women.
- Published several books including She Builds a Vineyard: A Single Parent’s Transformational Journey, a spiritual autobiography.
- Formed She Builds a Vineyard Mentoring Program for Women and Teenage Girls, out of her doctoral studies
- Certified Professional Life Coach
- Hosted spiritual and community TV shows in Raleigh, NC
- Published a #1 bestselling book, 'Building a Vineyard: 7 Steps toward a Greater Purpose
Her membership includes: NAACP, ACPE, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. When considering her call to labor in ministry, Dr. Hawkins finds comfort in Exodus 33:14, "... My presence shall be with thee and I shall give thee rest."