Our guest speaker is Charlene Small, Co-Pastor at Ripple Mennonite Church in Allentown. Pastor Charlene is a licensed minister with certification in Biblical Counseling and a degree in Arts and Religion. She received her license as a missionary from Gravelhill Missionary Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, where she first developed her deep desire to teach and bring healing through the principles of God’s Word. Pastor Charlene was born with a servant’s heart and uses that heart to serve, teach and preach the Gospel of Jesus whenever afforded the opportunity. Her many opportunities have included owning a business that became the base camp for Helping Hands Ministry; coordinating the annual Back to School Explosion of Love; leading the annual Beatrice Cole Thanksgiving Community Dinner; and serving as assistant Servant Leader of the STAR Biblical Counseling Ministry. The call to be a part of Ripple was the answer to a life-long dream to be able to serve those living on the margins on a full time basis without limits. Pastor Charlene is a wife and a mother to many and considers her family to be her first ministry.