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Pastor Boseman Speaking Engagements

REV. BRENDOLYN JENKINS BOSEMAN

On Thursday, July 17th, Reverend Jenkins Boseman was appointed by Bishop Thomas L. Brown as Pastor and Lead Servant of historic Williams Memorial CME Church in Augusta. Georgia. She served most recently at Hudson Memorial CME Church for ten years. Additionally, as Executive Pastor at Abundant Life Fellowship in Camden, SC. She always credits her mother, the late Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Jenkins, for passing the mantle of spirit and the duty of activism and advocacy. Likewise, she credits her father, the late Deacon Willie Matthew Jenkins, Sr., with instilling in her an understanding of servant leadership to God’s people.

Rev. Boseman is the Founder and Executive Director of The Imani Group, Inc., a community-based non-profit. She works tirelessly in the areas of Criminal Justice, Environmental Justice, Social Justice, and Youth Leadership. As past national Co-Chair of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, she brings to the consciousness of other faith leaders their duty to be prophetic voices speaking not only “truth to power” but also "truth with power.” She is the Vice-President of the Concerned Ministers Fellowship, Aiken, South Carolina. She strives to remain relevant to her Call. She believes you are never too old to learn, as she is currently enrolled at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She has attended SC State College, NY Institute of Technology, American-McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, Erskine Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. Pastor Boseman made a major, transformative career and lifestyle change after more than four decades as a forensics and funeral service professional in New York and South Carolina.

She has served as an instructor for the BASICS World of Work re-entry programs within the Pre-Release, Diversion and Transitional Correctional Centers in Georgia and South Carolina. The results produced a best practice model, the EMERGE™ Curriculum, a life-transformative employability training adaptable in settings ranging from correctional institutions to corporations and governmental agencies. Community outreach and empowerment are at the core of her ministry. Youth leadership and development through the SHARP Sisters and BOLD Brothers have been nationally recognized as a model for rite of passage programs. She is recognized for her expertise in Environmental Justice, having attended four United Nations Conferences on Climate Change as a delegate, including those in Copenhagen, Denmark; Cancún, Mexico; Durban, South Africa; and Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The Imani Group has served as a community partner for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In that role, she has spearheaded two successful Superfund Job Training Initiatives (SJTI) and Workforce Development, focusing on environmental remediation certifications. Advocacy and Activism are not what she does, but it is who she is.

Rev. Boseman was born and raised in Barnwell, South Carolina, and presently resides in Aiken, South Carolina. She and her husband, Bobby, are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters, Razzie, Remy, and Rozlyn. On June 27, 2015, their son, Corey, tragically predeceased them. On September 14, 2024, their first Grand Twins, Indigo Ruth and Francis Quest, were born. They are the loves of their lives. She is a seasoned traveler, a master gardener, an excellent chef, and a one-day Jeopardy champion! “Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done.” -- W. E. B. DuBois

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