Music & Arts
Department
Wings Of Eagle Dance Ministry The ministry of dance emerged from the Visionettes, when five friends (Suzette Alladice, Suzette Marsh, Jasmine Wedderburn, Georgia Wedderburn and Ambor Mair) formed a dance group in 1989. At that time, dancing could only be seen through the medium of a concert, as it was not allowed in church services. Through the passionate efforts of Toni White, then leader of the Visionettes and church secretary, dancing became a formal ministry in the church. In 1991 the ministry was fully established with Sister Paulette Cole as the director, under the name Miracle Praise Dancers. Throughout the years the ministry has had outstanding leaders who wholeheartedly committed themselves to its growth and development. These persons included Sis. Jacqueline Saunders, Georgia Wedderburn, Ambor Mair-Watson, Venecia Henclewood, Sophia Wright-Lewis, Anginette Martin-Murray and Keisha O’Meally. The ministry expanded with the establishment of the Children’s Dance Workshop in 1993; the adult female ministry in 1999 and a men’s ministry in 2000. The revelation of having Worship Dancers came in 2000; specific members of the ministry were chosen to lead the congregation in worship, in conjunction with the Praise and Worship team. The ministry’s growth and development in all aspects allowed it to host various “dancerts” and pantomimes. Doors were also opened for the ministry both locally and internationally. In obedience to the prophetic word delivered in January 2002 at an annual retreat, the ministry was renamed ` Wings of Eagles’ (Exodus 19:4) on October 28 of the same year. The membership of the ministry now stands at approximately twenty-five (25), inclusive of adults, young adults, teens and children, led by Joan Antonio, Georgia Wedderburn, Veronica Russell, Camille Henry, Kadian Briscoe-Jones and Damion Hurst.
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