ZION DOMINION GLOBAL MINISTRIES CITY VISITS...

MARION REED, 67 CHURCH ELDER

“I wrote a book called ‘From the Womb to the Plantation to the Penitentiary.’ When you come out of the womb, we are faced with adversity.”

SHARIAN JONES, 54 MISSIONARY

“I have a blog called Fashion Forward Edition. I just love fashion. I love the history of fashion. I love anything that relates to that.”

CHARLETTA CLARKE, 49 CHURCH MEDIA DEPARTMENT LEADER

“2023 is our year to recover. Anything you think you lost, anything that you’re looking forward to, this is your year to recover.”

CHERYL ROTAN, 64 CONGREGANT

“I’m a mother of five, four grandchildren. And I consider myself an awesome woman. You have to give yourself a pat on the back.”

JAYQUAN CLARKE, 30 CONGREGANT

“My family’s life is work, home, and church. We’ve been with the ministry for three years.”

WILMA, 59, AND RICO JEMISON, 58 CHURCH ELDER

Rico: “We cater to the people. So we stand on solid rock, and we want God’s light to shine through us.”

PHOTOS BY LAUREN PETRACCA INTERVIEWS BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

We visited Zion Dominion Global Ministries on Resurrection Sunday, when the congregation came together in all of the colors of spring.

“I ’ve been a member of Zion Dominion since its inception in Rochester. This is where we come to draw from the well that never runs dry.”

“This is regular Sunday decorum — especially as church elders. We dress a little formal to represent Zion Dominion.”

“I retired, but now I’m working part-time driving school buses, the small buses. I stay pretty busy.”

GWENDOLYN, 65, AND NYLA WILLIAMS, 8

BEAUTIFICATION TEAM

“I’m a mother of five adult children. My oldest is 48 and my youngest is 31. I have 17 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.”

PAMELA, 56, AND RODERICK HENNINGS, 61 FIRST LADY AND BISHOP OF ZION DOMINION

“We’ve been in Rochester about 15 years, and there’s about 400 members. The church is centered around covenant.”

“I love to sing the gospel music.”