The S.I.S.T.A.H.S. Ministry International

The S.I.S.T.A.H.S. Ministry began in August, 2006 in Michigan and now has five other State Chapters (Massachusetts, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Tennessee). The S.I.S.T.A.H.S. Ministry is a women's ministry whose main objective is to unite women and teenage girls to impact their world, with a specific concentration of helps to victims of domestic violence, at-risk teenage girls and teenage mothers. The S.I.S.T.A.H.S. Ministry also seeks to uplift God through encouraging and edifying women and teenage girls to move forward in the blessings of the Lord. The Ministry seeks to combine the gifts and talents given to women and teenage girls (through the written Word, journalistic gifting, businesses and fellow ministries) and to be a viable Christian women's resource where one can find food for the soul, hope in the difficult times, and network to collaborate with other organizations and ministries to make an impact in the community. As of October, 2008 the enlightening force of God's Word through The SISTAHS Ministry was enlarged internationally into Torino, Italy and Nigeria, Africa and in June, 2009 expanded the international ministry to India under the covering of The Hebron Prayer Church with Pastor Joshua Gona.


The SISTAH Teens Mentoring Initiative held their first “All the Single Ladies” Dating & Relationships Workshop. Workshops sessions, "Sister Girl... It's Not That Serious", was facilitated by Rev. Celeste Kelley and "Eight Ways to Spot A Playa" was facilitated by Pastor Martina Wade-Hill. This Workshop was attended by over 20 teenage mother and they were beneficiaries of receiving brand new clothing for themselves and their children. This Workshop was held through a collaborative effort with The Family-2-Family Foundation – Vanessa Farris, Founder.


The SISTAHS Ministry International published its first issue of “SISTAH Talk” Magazine in March, 2009 and it has become a noted online e-magazine. SISTAH Talk was designed as an elegant balance of informative stories and inspiring viewpoints; rich, vivid color with appealing editorial, community resources, and calendar of events, each providing tools for living in a more peaceful and sustainable world. We distribute copies to over 1,000 women and teenage girls through the online community. It is our goal to provide them with a resource guide for 1) community resource; 2) economic resources; and 3) ministry resources, as well as educate them about the various aspects of womanhood.


We also provided two activity nights, SISTAH Teen Bowling Blasts, wherein over 100 people attended, which included over 40 youth from various youth ministries. The funds donated were used for expenses associated with the second Annual Conference was held at The Embassy Suites Southfield-Detroit on August 28-29, 2009. The beneficiaries of the Conference in 2009 included clients of S.A.F.E., W.I.T., and the Salvation Army Edwin Denby Center who was afforded the opportunity to attend the Conference free of charge, one hotel night stay, and pampering services. This effort was attended by over 200 women and teenage girls and seven (7) of them gave their life to Christ.


Specifically, the SISTAH Teen Mentoring Initiative presented workshops on "Alone, But Not Lonely", "It's Not What's In My J-E-A-N-S, But In My G-E-N-E-S, That Completes Me" and "If You Wanted It Then You Should Have Put a Ring On It". Our adult women workshop was "Disabled to Stable" which helped the clients of the benefitting organizations to consider lifestyle principles for stabilizing their lives after being in abusive relationships.

2009 Bowling Blast