The Gathering: Growing Up in Alabama

Annie Bernice Lewis is an ordained minister who is committed to the work of the Lord. She has worked in all facets of ministry and has held various positions in the church. She holds a master's degree in religion education. Rev. Lewis is an anointed woman of God who is called to preach, teach, and counsel according to the Word of God. Her favorite Scripture comes from Luke 4:18-19: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

Rev. Lewis resides in Bloomfield, Connecticut with her husband, Tommie. They have three children, Renee, Petrina, and Melissa; a son-in-law, Leonard; and five grandchildren, Leonard Jr., Le'Rone, Xarea, Xavier, and Brielle.