Rev. Dr. Gail L. Rice, an anointed preacher, pastor, and psalmist, will deliver an inspiring
message on March 23, 2025, for the Mount Zion Women’s Ministry 83
rd
Anniversary Celebration
at the 10:00 AM Worship Service. Dr. Rice extensively preaches and teaches at workshops,
conferences, retreats, and worship services. She has often stood in pulpits as the first woman to
preach. Currently, she serves as Associate Pastor of Ministry Development at Freedom Baptist
Church, Hillside, IL, where Rev. Dr. Craig Melvin Smith is Senior Pastor.
Her calling is to see lives transformed through the power of God. Her passion is to help people
discover the joy, satisfaction, and delight of knowing and loving Jesus. She is passionate about
helping women rise above every obstacle to walk victoriously in their God-given purpose and
destiny, especially women seeking to overcome addictions. She is a survivor and an overcomer.
Her life is a testament to God’s power to redeem, renew, and restore!
She is President of Fresh Fire Ministries and Curator of The PreacHer Collective, a ministry
that gathers and equips preaching women to empower and strengthen their authentic preaching
voice. Dr. Rice has served as a mentor, chaplain, founding member of “Out from Under”
substance abuse ministry, and as a leader in the New Kind of Preacher Women in Ministry
cohort, Northern Seminary. She was a missionary in Ghana, West Africa, and preached at the
Garden of Gethsemane while on a pilgrimage to Israel. Dr. Rice has worked with the Cook
County Jail and Dwight Prison Ministry. She was the Director of the National Consortium of
Black Women in Ministry. She is on the boards of the Abigail Seven House, WomenPreach!,
Inc., and Northern Seminary.
Dr. Rice accepted God’s call to ministry at First Baptist Congregational Church and was licensed
to preach by the late Rev. Dr. Arthur D. Griffin, Sr. She was ordained as a minister on November
9, 2007. She holds a BA, in Organizational Management, Summa Cum Laude from Concordia
University River Forest and a Master of Divinity from Northern Theological Seminary. She was
conferred the Doctor of Ministry degree from Northern Theological Seminary on June 10, 2023,
her doctoral dissertation, God’s Voice Through Her Voice: Empowering Clergywomen’s
Preaching at Freedom Baptist Church,
She is married to Wendell C. Rice, Sr., the absolute love of her life. They have three children,
six grandchildren, and a Shiatzu named Lexi.
The public is invited to hear this inspiring Woman of God, Rev. Dr. Gail Rice. Rev. Dr. Julie
Vaughn is the Women’s Ministry President. Sisters Colleen Robinson Walls and Rhonda Staton
are the Celebration Co-Chairs; A reception will be held immediately following the worship
service. Sisters Emma Cotton and Bonnie Moton are the Reception Co-Chairs. Mount Zion is
located at 1634 Rev. Dr. S. McKinney Avenue (19th and E. Madison St.) Seattle, WA 98122.
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