Panelist Profile: Sister Elder Denyse Bailey

Sister Elder Denyse Bailey has graciously agreed to sit on the panel for our Wisdom Workshop on August 1st.  Our topic will be Spirituality vs. Religion:  Can one exist without the other?  For more information about the event, and to register, click here.  

Sister Elder Bailey has shared the following with us... so that we can get to know her a little better:

Date Appointed (by whom): Dec. 12, 1998 by Elder Charles Watson.

Favorite Song:  “Don’t Run Ahead Of This Man.”

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

History (Personal/Family):     Born in Hartford, CT to St. E. Christine & Bro. Billy Saunders.  Married for 18 years to the (late) Richard Bailey,  Jr., divorced, two sons, Caury Arend Bailey, Haverhill MA and Richard Saunders Bailey, Kalaheo, HI.  Three sisters, St. Linda Best, Hartford, CT, St. LaVerne Saunders, Framingham, MA and St. Deirdra Saunders Portsmouth, VA.  Rabbi Howard Z. Plummer & St L. Bernice Plummer God-parents.

Education: Graduated Hartford Public High School, attended UCONN, Storrs, CT and University of Hartford.  Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. 

Occupation: United States Postal Service, Communication Specialist Writer/Editor, Supervisor and Central Forwarding clerk

Offices you hold: Sister Elder, Sabbath School teacher, Weekly Prophet Writer, Sabbath School Editorial Board, Tabernacle Trustee Board Chairman

Awards/Certificates/Honors: National Individual Diversity Achievement Award 2003, USPS, Special Achievement Awards USPS Perfect Attendance and Performance Awards, Hero & Hard Worker Award, USPS 2006, Outstanding Federal Volunteer Award, State of CT, United Way Volunteer of the Year Award 2003

Special Interests: Advocate for Child & Adult Literacy, feeding the hungry, photography, classical music and piano, theater arts.  

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Sewing, Swimming, Running, Horseback Riding, Roller & Ice Skating, Travelling, Jump Rope, Scrabble and going to the beach.

What inspires you? Pure unadulterated praise and worship of the Almighty God, singing the sweet songs of Zion, marching with God’s heavenly choir, preaching and hearing a good word from the Lord.  My inspiration comes from reading and understanding the Bible and being in the presence of my leader, Rabbi Jehu A. Crowdy, Jr., Grand Father Abraham and my brothers and sisters in the Church of God and Saints of Christ.

Want to learn more about the other experts sitting on the panel?  Check out the panelists profile on Dr. April Manalang.