Rev. Cassandra Henderson is an ordained Baptist Minister who has served faithfully in ministry for over 10 years sharing God's light and love across the globe.  Rev. Henderson's commitment to ministry has allowed her to serve in Arizona through A Christian Ministry in the National Parks (ACMNP) in the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Berkeley and the surrounding bay area as well as throughout the Los Angeles/Southern California areas, in occupied Israel-Palestine, Cuba, and in the Metro-Atlanta area.  

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Rev. Henderson has a particular passion for ministering to people and in communities in the margins.  She has served in low-income and high-risk/at-risk/in-risk areas, as well as in juvenile hall and adult penitentiaries on the east and west coasts.  She served as a volunteer chaplain at Lee Arrendale State Prison, and is active in the interfaith community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Interfaith Children's Movement in Atlanta, GA.

 

In church/parish ministry, Rev. Henderson most recently served as the Pastor for BTKids + Student Ministries at The Breakthrough Fellowship in Smyrna, GA. Prior to that, she served as the Assistant Pastor at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of the Civil Rights trailblazer, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   During her tenure at Ebenezer, Rev. Henderson also served as the Pastor for Children's & Youth Ministries providing for the spiritual formation for all of the young people ages 1-18.  Under her leadership, the ministry experienced exponential growth in youth participation, community engagement, volunteer involvement, and in the upgrade and total renovation of the historic educational building, which became the home to the Children's & Youth Ministries. 

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Rev. Henderson has been recognized for her prophetic witness and was awarded the John W. Rustin Award for preaching and the Berta & James T. Laney Award for ministry. 

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Rev. Henderson is what a multivocational, "second-career" minister, and was licensed in ministry in 2010 after working in various capacities in film, television, and theater for over 150years.  In 2015, she graduate from Emory University's Candler School of Theology, where she earned her Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Leadership in Church and Community and a certificate in Black Church Studies.  This is her second master's degree with the other being a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television in Los Angeles, California.

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Rev. Henderson is passionate about sharing the word of God through preaching and teaching people from all backgrounds and walks of life.  She is interactive and engaging in her approach that appeals to intergenerational and multi-racial congregations.  Her heart is truly for God and God's people which is a deep love that is evident in her ministry in the church and in the world. 

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To view/listen to some of Rev. Henderson's sermons, please click the thumbnails to the left, and scroll down to see more options.

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