Evangelist
Bertha F. Sutton
First Lady, Maryland Church of God in Christ
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Bertha Sutton was born in McComb, Mississippi to the late Darnice
Nell (Jaegers) Powe & Floyd Powe. Evangelist Sutton received her
secondary education from the McComb Public school. She attended Southern
University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but graduated from Jackson State
University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
Evangelist Sutton also received a Master's equivalence in Education
in 1976 from Towson University and a Master's degree in Education
Supervision and Administration from Loyola College in 1993. Presently
she is retired from working as the Assistant Principal of "Capable"
Coldstream Elementary School in Baltimore City.
Held captive by our Lord and called with a holy calling, Evangelist
Sutton is a faithful 'help meet' in both the Columbia C.O.G.I.C. and
Maryland C.O.G.I.C., and has worked in many areas of ministry. Locally,
she has served as a Sunday School Teacher, committee chair for the
Black History Committee, and continues to serve as Chairlady for the
Women's Department in both Churches as well as the Annual Prayer Breakfast.
In the State Women's Department, she has served as President of the
Business and Professional Women's Committee. Currently, Evangelist
Sutton serves as the Dean of Workshops, Chair of the Advisory Board,
Acting Chair for the Finance Committee and Advisor for the Christian
Women's Council. She is a member of the Board of Examiners, the Women's
Convention Team, and the Educational Committee. As an Evangelist Missionary,
Evangelist Sutton allows the Lord to use her ministry to draw souls
to Christ whether on a Sunday morning or on a one-on-one basis.
Evangelist Sutton is the wife of Elder Stafford B. Sutton, Sr. Pastor of the Maryland C.O.G.I.C. and
Columbia C.O.G.I.C. She is the mother of three sons, Stafford Jr.,
Theodore, and Christopher. She has three grandsons, Brandon, Malachi,
and Jeremiah and two granddaughters Shakina and Genesis. She has one
daughter-in-law, Lisa Sutton. Evangelist Sutton has always been a
great woman of hospitality. There is no mountain too high or valley
too low for her to give service. Here favorite song is “I don’t
know what I’ll do with out the Lord.”
