Biography of Dr. Darnell Leach
Dr. Darnell Leach was the founding Pastor of the Shiloh Abundant Life Ministries, Forestville, Maryland which was established in 1979. In 2015, he founded Shiloh Abundant Life of Atlanta, Overseer of Shiloh Abundant Life Ministries of the Bahamas in 2017 and served as a pastor/overseer for over forty years. In 2004, he was consecrated to the Episcopacy in the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Worldwide Incorporated. During the 50th Jubilee Celebration of Bible Way, Bishop Leach was elected to serve on the Executive Board of Bishops of Bible Way. He also served as the Bishop for the Jamaica, WI Diocese of International Bible Way for ten years.
He and his wife Dr. Anita M. Leach were married for 45 years and were the proud parents of one daughter, Elder Katrice Hollins, who served faithfully with him in ministry. They were the proud grandparents of Darnell William Ashton, Xavier Andrew Ashton, and Averi Hollins.
His educational accomplishments included BA Degree (Washington Bible College); M. Div. (Howard University School of Divinity); Certificate in Pastoral Counseling (Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Metro Washington); Doctorate in Pastoral Psychotherapy (Garrett Evangelical Seminary, Evanston, IL). His greatest desire was to equip men and women to fulfill their assignment, to advance the Kingdom of God.
Dr. Leach was a prolific author, Bible Teacher, Lecturer, and Speaker for churches and ministries throughout the United States, and several countries in the Caribbean and West Indies.
He was the organizer of the New Beginnings Fellowship of Churches and Ministries, established in 2004. New Beginnings fellowship expands to several states in the United States, Bahamas, and Jamaica, WI.
Biography of Dr. Anita M. Leach
Dr. Anita was a native of the District of Columbia. At an early age, she remembered attending various churches and realizing that something was missing in her life. Her grandmother witnessed to her about accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior. In August 1966, Dr. Anita was filled with the Holy Spirit at thirteen years of age, and she dedicated her life to the Lord Jesus Christ from that day forward.
On November 22, 1975, Dr. Anita was joined in Holy matrimony to Minister Darnell Leach. God blessed them with one beautiful daughter, Katrice Marie Leach‑Hollins, who served with them in ministry. She was also the loving and proud grandmother of two grandsons, Darnell William and Xavier Andrew, and one granddaughter, Averi Hollins.
In 1981, Dr. Anita answered the call to preach the Word of God. She was the Co‑Founder of Shiloh Abundant Life Center in Forestville, MD, where she served for over 35 years as a preacher, teacher, workshop facilitator, and counselor for the Kingdom of God. She and her husband relocated to Atlanta, GA in 2015 and planted Shiloh Abundant Life Center of ATL. Dr. Anita served faithfully with her husband in providing leadership and covering for the New Beginnings Fellowship of Churches and Ministries. In October 2018, she was affirmed as Overseer at the New Beginnings Conference.
Dr. Anita was a graduate of Washington Bible College and Bowie State University, and she received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University in 2011. She was a licensed certified professional counselor, a Certified Christian Life Coach, and the CEO of Abundant Living Now, LLC. Dr. Anita was a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the American Counseling Association. In September 2017, she published her first book, The Journey of Grief and Recovery.
She was an anointed preacher and teacher who loved counseling, teaching, and ministering to women. Her greatest desire was to fulfill the purpose and call of God upon her life. God gave her a word of release for women in the Body of Christ. Her greatest joy in ministry was seeing women emotionally healed, delivered, and set free from yokes of bondage.