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Meet The Founder

Biographical Sketch

of

Reverend Evangelist Iris F. Perkins

Psalm 91:11-12

Rev. Evangelist Iris F. Perkins preaches and teaches the word of God in such a practical way that anyone can understand the plan of salvation. As an ordained minister at Shalom Baptist Church, Newport News, VA, she serves as the Evangelism Coordinator and Advisor to several ministries.

The Virginia Baptist State Convention was blessed to have her as the Assistant Secretary of the Young Pastors’/Ministers’ Department for over three years. Rev. Perkins’ appeared on a few television broadcast including: Atlanta Live, Atlanta, GA, Shine A Little Light, Rocky Mount, NC, Spread a Little Sunshine, Norfolk, VA, and had a weekly radio ministry, WOOW 1340 AM, entitled “Salvation & Deliverance” that reached thousands of lost souls in the North Carolina area with astounding results and has participated as a radio personality for 94.1 FM.

She has served as preacher/facilitator for countless services, conferences, revivals, worship & praise workshops and retreats; June 2005 she published her first book entitled, Deliver Me From… and currently working on her second book which will help to train leaders in the body of Christ. This leadership handbook is scheduled to be released February 2011.  She is also the Executive Director of Iris Perkins Ministries, Inc. (IPM), which caters to the inner healing of women, young adults and children.

This talented minister is a pianist/organist and an accomplished recording soloist and is the founder of a network for women ministers called “K-WAN” Kingdom Women’s Alliance Network to develop the marketplace creativity that lies within.

Her degrees include an ASB in Business Management, Penn Foster College, Scranton, PA; a BS in Business Administration, cum laude and a MBA concentrating in Public Administration, Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL. Rev. Perkins is also certified as an instructor in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, by Christian International, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and she is currently enrolled in the Masters program for Practical Theology at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, where she will graduate December 2010. She is preparing to begin her Doctorate studies in January 2011 at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH and plans to pursue a Juris Doctorate in Law thereafter.

She is married to Rev. Dr. Derrick Perkins, Sr., Pastor of Shalom Baptist Church. They have two children, Derrick, Jr., and Aegious (A-Gee-Us) Simone’.