Overseer Danelle Morris Stephens
Overseer Danelle Morris Stephens has served faithfully as the Senior Pastor of the Ezra Emmanuel Ministries located in Clarksville, Tennessee since March 2004. Overseer Stephens’s prophetic teachings and community outreach has attracted many from all Spiritual walks. Under his anointed leadership, he has implemented an impactful community outreach ministry. His ministry includes serving dinner to the youth in the community and incorporating various programs. These programs are tailored for the youth, single mothers, and the elderly. Overseer Stephens's outreach programs also help reduce recidivism of those re-entering society from prisons and jails.
Overseer Stephen's greatest accomplishment as a Treadwell High School student was working diligently with school officials and politicians to establish recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday. In 1982, Overseer Stephens moved to Nashville, Tennessee to enhance his career with Federal Express. He united with the Temple Church under the leadership of Bishop Michael Graves. While at Temple, Overseer Stephens served as the lead percussionist until he accepted his calling into the ministry in 1986. Overseer Stephens joined his older brother, Bishop Edward Houston Stephens, Jr. Pastor of Golden Gate Cathedral in Memphis, TN. It was here where Overseer Stephens advanced his role in the Full Gospel Ministry. Overseer Stephens went on to introduce the Full Gospel Fellowship to the Greater Nashville and surrounding areas.
On October 13, 1987, Overseer Stephens was blessed with the gift of fatherhood. His beautiful and talented daughter, Carmen Maria Stephens, is an educator in the Nashville Charter School System. Overseer Stephens enjoys spending time with Carmen and his precious grandson Robert “RJ” Flippen Jr. They are the breath of fresh air to his day. RJ affectionately calls Overseer Stephens Pa Pa and he is Pa Pa’s boy.