REV. sHEMAIAH STRICKLAND
Pastor
Rev. Shemaiah Strickland is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and at the tender age of eight, she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. After graduating from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, she went on to work for an International Law Firm in the District of Columbia, supporting the Appellate and Legislative Practice Groups within the firm. Rev. Strickland received her official call to ministry in 2015 and accepted it shortly thereafter.
Rev. Strickland has a passion for serving and leading people to Christ by teaching them how to be in relationship with God. She is the Washington-East District representative for the Young Adult Ministry Team and the Chairperson for the Young People’s Ministry board for the Baltimore-Washington Conference. While studying to receive her Master’s, she served as the youth and young adult coordinator for Queen’s Chapel UMC in Beltsville, MD. She also interned at McKendree Simms Brookland UMC in Washington, DC, where she assisted with community outreach, provided pastoral care for its members, and started a new ministry for adults aged 40-55 that focused on the importance of a path to wholeness.
In 2021, Rev. Strickland received her Master’s in Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary and was commissioned as a Provisional Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Currently, Rev. Strickland serves as the pastor of the Nottingham Myers Christ UMC Cooperative Parish. She believes that “Everyone in life has a purpose.” She desires to encourage and help individuals as they learn from God their purpose. Rev. Strickland believes firmly in having a God-led ministry, with her number one priority being obedience to God.
Rev. Strickland has a passion for serving and leading people to Christ by teaching them how to be in relationship with God. She is the Washington-East District representative for the Young Adult Ministry Team and the Chairperson for the Young People’s Ministry board for the Baltimore-Washington Conference. While studying to receive her Master’s, she served as the youth and young adult coordinator for Queen’s Chapel UMC in Beltsville, MD. She also interned at McKendree Simms Brookland UMC in Washington, DC, where she assisted with community outreach, provided pastoral care for its members, and started a new ministry for adults aged 40-55 that focused on the importance of a path to wholeness.
In 2021, Rev. Strickland received her Master’s in Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary and was commissioned as a Provisional Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Currently, Rev. Strickland serves as the pastor of the Nottingham Myers Christ UMC Cooperative Parish. She believes that “Everyone in life has a purpose.” She desires to encourage and help individuals as they learn from God their purpose. Rev. Strickland believes firmly in having a God-led ministry, with her number one priority being obedience to God.