Evangelist Michelle Watts

Evangelist Michelle is an ordained evangelist, intercessor, and worshiper. She accepted the call in 2005 to preach, teach, and demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ.  In 2008, she was ordained as an evangelist and Living for Christ Ministries was birthed.  

Currently she serves under the leadership of Minister Herman Watts at Prairie View COGIC.  Evangelist Watts  also served at Routt Hill Missionary Baptist Church for over 20 years.  Under the guidance of the late Reverend George W. Fry, her service included pastor aide, youth leader, children’s Sunday school teacher, youth choir director, and on the praise team.  

She is the mother of 5 children and is married to Minister Herman Watts.  Her desire is to walk in the Beauty of Holiness and to proclaim the uncompromising Word of the Lord to the brokenhearted. 

Evangelist Michelle has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Prairie View A&M University and a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas Tech University. Her areas of concentration were Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, and Instructional Technology with thesis research pertaining to breast cancer at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center within the Physiology Department.

L4CM Founder and Chairmen of the Board

Missionary Whitt attends Prairie View COGIC where she is on the board of trustees, Youth Director, Sunday School Teacher and Young Women Christian Counsel Teacher. She is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University with Bachelor of Arts in Business Marketing, Masters in Special Education and Masters in Reading. She is the President of Living For Christ Ministries & Owner of Roosevelt Whitt Learning Center and RJaies. 

L4CM President 

Term Expires: January 2025

Elvanna Galbreth is a native Texan and is a mother of four daughters and seven grandchildren. She serves as a Board Member for two different boards. Board Member for her HOA School District Board of Trustee, Election Judge Harris County Election Clerk State of Texas Notary. She has worked in several professional fields: Purchasing and as an Individual Tax Consultant, Studied Accounting Principles Studied Theology History. She was ordained as an Elder in a prior Ministry. She has also volunteered as a Teacher for Junior Achievement and Girl Scouts, USA. I Am a Mary Kay Independent Consultant.
L4CM Secretary

Term Expires: January 2025

Tracey is a faithful member of New Life Tabernacle COGIC under the leadership of Superintendent Carl A. Davis, where she has served since 2016. She serves as a member of the Women of Praise Ministry under the leadership of First Lady Missionary Harolyn Davis. Missionary Graham is on the front line as she greets the people of New Life Tabernacle as they enter the church services on Sunday. She is a Sunday School teacher in the Jewels of Life Adult Women’s Class. She served as class president of the 2020-2021 TSGE1st School of Licensing Missionaries Class and was Licensed as an Evangelist Missionary on March 18, 2021 under Texas Greater Southeast First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the Church of God in Christ. A Waller County Native, Tracey was raised in the church and served at Bailey Chapel COGIC from her youth until adulthood. She takes joy in serving others. She has served the kingdom as a mentor to many young people for 20 years. She honors God by pressing toward the mark of the high calling in her first ministry as a devoted wife and mother of 4 beautiful children and resides in the Cypress Community.Missionary Graham has been teaching middle school math for fifteen years; however, this is her 20th year in the education. She has taught 6th, 7th and 8th grades. She is certified in Special Education: early childhood through 12th grade with a specialization in Math. She is also certified in General studies in Education grades 4-8. She has served as a special education teacher, but now teaches general education. She graduated from Waller High School. Tracey earned her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Minor in Health from the University of Houston and a Master’s in Education Administration from Prairie View A&M University.

L4CM Treasurer

Term Expires: January 2025

Mother Necie is the wife of James Bonner.  From two beautiful daughters, she is the grandmother of 12 and the great grandmother of four.  She is a faithful member of Christ Restoration Tabernacle in Prairie View under the  leadership of Apostle & Pastor Jeffery and DeAnglea Boggas.  Currently, she serves as the head usher and has held that position for 14 years.  With her testimony of how God can heal and deliver, she has  positively impacted many lives.  When asked what is her favorite scripture she says, Colossian 3:23. She upholds the scripture well and it becomes her.  Mother Necie is a true example of Jesus Christ.

L4CM Assistant Treasurer

Term Expires: January 2025

Shakira is a member of New Birth Ministries in Brenham Tx. She loves to serve and help people in any way she can because she is a carrier of His love and joy. Sister Shakira is a prayer warrior and worshiper of His Presence. She is on a journey with God and open to where He is leading her and what He would have her do. She graduated from The Art Institute of Houston in 2011 with her Associates of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts. She has worked in Restaurant and Hospitality for over 10 years.

I Am Retreat Hospitality & Gift Committee 

Term Expires: January 2025

Minister Lezlie Ponder made the journey from Ohio to Texas in November 2013 because of the Lord's promises to her and His instructions for her to go. He was ordering her steps to leave Ohio and to marry her husband, Kevin. It has been 8 adventurous years for them. They do not have any physical children of their own, but they are blessed to have 25 nieces and nephews and they love their church babies.  She graduated from the University of Akron in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work.

She attends Christ Restoration Tabernacle under Apostle Jeffrey L Boggas and Pastor DeAngela Boggas in the wonderful area of Hempstead/Prairie View.  She has been blessed to be a part of the ministry since 2013 where she currently serve on the Praise Team, Intercessory Prayer Team, Finance Team, Hospitality Committee, and Youth Department. She believes in putting her hand to the plow and doing the work. She became a licensed Minister for the State of Texas December 2016.

She is an active servant with United Blessings Ministries (UBM), a collaboration of many ministries working together to extend the love of God to the homeless population in Downtown Houston.  They do not refer to those they serve as homeless but rather as their “Circle of Love Family”.  God’s love is seen in full circle and relationships are developed.  They are family, and are striving to let them know that they are not been forgotten about.  

I Am Retreat Marketing Committee Chair

Term Expires: January 2025

Sister Cristal JohnsonBrown believes community service is how you show love to humanity. She served the community through active involvement in Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority as District Director (7years) & National Program Director (2019-2020). She serves as a member of Christ Restoration Tabernacle in Prairie View, TX. under the leadership of Apostle Jeffrey L Boggas and Pastor DeAngela excitedly working with a glad heart in any capacity . She is the widow of her beloved husband, Pastor Robert N. Brown. 

Cristal obtained her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (2001) and a Master’s in Business Administration (2005) from Prairie View A&M University. After working for industry innovators and giants such as Texas Railroad Commission: Department of Industrial and Hazardous Waste, Motorola, Inc., and American Campus Communities (Prairie View A&MU), she became a member of the education profession in 2014. She is a Texas Certified instructor in Technology Applications EC-12 and Technical Education 6-12. Her motivation for leaving the engineering and business world was to devote all of her time to the service of teaching. She currently is an Engineering and Robotics instructor at Carl Wunsche Sr. Career & Technical Academy H. S. in Spring ISD in Spring, TX.

Cristal has elevated her professional development by having participated in the 6-week intensive National Science Foundation Research Experience for Teachers (Summer 2016) at Texas A&M University under the direction of Dr. Sheng-Jen “Tony” Hsieh of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory. Based on her research she was able to develop and implement a lesson on how to teach high school students’ visual odometry navigation and its application for urban search and rescue.   This led to her being a featured presenter at the ASEE 2017 summer conference. 

I Am Retreat Fundraising Committee Chair

Term Expires: January 2025

Prophetess Yolanda Everett is a native of Prairie View, Texas and currently resides in Katy, Texas. Her mother, Missionary Harper, is the oldest of ten children and Prophetess Yolanda is the third oldest grandchild of one hundred grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She has 4 children, and 3 bonus children with her husband Minister Clemons Everett Jr, two grandsons, one granddaughter and 3 bonus grandchildren.

She came into this world a peculiar child and knew she was different because she would see things happening before they happened. She attended Prairie View Chapel COGIC from a little girl until adulthood. She fought her prophetic calling as long as she could, until the Holy Ghost fell upon her at the age of thirteen in 1983. She then joined Christ Temple Apostolic Church on December 25, 1988.

Running from a bad relationship, in fear for her life, she ran to Idaho. God allowed her to advance in ministry under the leadership at Community Church of God in Christ. She answered her call to the prophetic in this solitary moment of being away from her family, it was here God chose her to be a prophet to the nations. She received her evangelical and prophetic ordination from Christ Temple Apostolic Church on April 29, 2011.

She has previously worked in supervisory roles for mentally challenged children for over twenty years and is currently in full-time ministry. She loves to cook and also has a heart to care for the elderly. She has envisioned facilitating an assisted living home to give the elderly a higher standard of living and level of service that they are not currently receiving. She is currently writing a memoir, “Broken to Be Restored”, that chronicles her life and call to ministry.

Her mission is to lay the foundation of kingdom principles and her God-given motto is to: See the world as God sees them, through His eyes. She has founded and pastored a ministry called, Eagle Eye Prophetic Ministries which will soon return to Katy, TX.

Term Expires: January 2025