Dr. Ivy received Christ has her Personal Lord and Savior over 35 years

ago and has been proven to be faithful. Her service and obedience

to God granted her licensure and ordination to preach the Gospel

of Jesus Christ. She is the Executive Pastor of Living Word

Memphis Ministries, in Memphis, Tennessee under the

leadership of Apostle Derek and Senior Pastor Chanielle

Talbird.

 

She is the godly proud mother of three young adult children

(2 sons and 1 daughter), who now have families that have

produced nine grandchildren (5 grandsons and 4 granddaughters). 

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Dr. Ivy is a daughter of the soil of the Mississippi Delta. She has earned

six degrees beginning with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from

Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi in 1977. In 1984,

she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, following a Masters of

Education in Counseling in 1992, and lastly, a Masters of Science in Nursing in 2001 all from Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi. In 2000, she earned her first Bible degree a Bachelors of Arts in Biblical Studies from Exodus School of the Bible, Cleveland, Mississippi. She completed her second degree in 2010, with a Doctorate in Ministry from Jacksonville Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, Florida. She is currently pursuing her second doctorate in Organizational Leadership with Emphasis in Higher Education. She is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Educator.

 

She has authored and self-published three books The P’s of Prayer, Nursing Student Prayer Book, and Nursing Student 30-Day Devotional and Journal.

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She was the producer and host of “Vision for Life” television show, which aired 55 (30 minute) shows weekly by WABG in Greenville, Mississippi, an ABC affiliate. The show was viewed in a seven county area (capacity of 65,000+ homes) in the Mississippi Delta for the sole purpose to present health accountability and healthy living concepts in a wholistic approach (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially) to improve the quality of health and wellness in the Mississippi Delta.

 

Most importantly, she is a daughter of God and His intercessor, who strives to seek His Kingdom first in all that she say and do. Her motto, “I pray and I obey.”