Mitzvah Ministries, Inc.
Mitzvah Ministries, Inc.
Reverend Dr. Alberta Mendenhall
Reverend Dr. Alberta Mendenhall
The Rev. Dr. Alberta Mendenhall is the Senior Pastor and Ruling Elder for Mitzvah Ministries, Inc. She is a 2014 graduate of the New York Theological Seminary where she received both her Doctor of Ministry degree in 2014, and her Masters of Divinity degree in 2011. Her doctoral work: Surviving in Emmaus is the genesis for this new reformation. She is also a 2004 graduate of Connecticut’s Hartford Seminary Black Ministries Certificate Program. She was certified as a Disaster Chaplain in April 2009 by the FEMA/National Disaster Interfaith Network, New York, NY. In addition, Dr. Mendenhall holds a Master’s Degree in Management from Cambridge College with certification in Negotiation & Conflict Resolution. She also holds certification in Human Resources Management.
Dr. Mendenhall has had the privilege of serving in three of the nation’s oldest historic churches: First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Queens, NY; Elmendorf Reformed Church, Harlem, NY, and the Mott Haven Reformed Church, Bronx, NY. She has also served on the Elders & Ministers Board of the Prayer Tabernacle Church in Bridgeport, CT and the Mount Calvary Revival Center in Hamden, CT.
Minister Catosha Benjamin
My committed relationship with Jesus started at the age of 12 when I accepted him as my Lord and Savior. I remember asking God if I could have the same type of relationship with him, like the people in the Bible. After that prayer my whole life changed. God showed me his plan for me and placed it on my heart to become a Minister/Pastor. My journey to ministry started when I joined a sign language gospel choir. Then I became a youth leader, led Bible studies and outreach services like feeding the homeless and babysitting kids at shelters for battered women. My passion is for serving the people in my community, especially those dealing with bereavement and homelessness.
I was blessed to complete some Biblical Studies at Colorado Christian University and Liberty University. In 2019, I was ordained as an Evangelist through Fire Generation under Bishop Theo Aryeetey. In December 2020, I launched Full Potential Ministries where we serve the broken, the forgotten, the misfits and the hurting. In 2022 God connected me to Reverend Dr. Alberta Mendenhall, the Founder of Mitzvah Ministries, Inc. where I completed Biblical studies training. In 2023 I was ordained by Rev. Dr. Mendenhall as a Licensed Minister.
I am honored to be the daughter of the Most High God. I am also a mother of two princesses. I am a daughter, a sister, an auntie and a friend. My family means everything to me.
I truly believe that God has me at the right place at the right time surrounded by the right people doing and saying the right things.