Pastor Robin E. Henderson

Rev. Robin E. Henderson, PhD

Reverend Dr. Robin E. Henderson, a proud native of Gary, Indiana, is an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and has served in ministry since preaching her first sermon almost 30 years ago in the AME Church's 4th Episcopal District. Her work in ministry has focused on youth development, Christian education, leadership training, and women’s empowerment. She has served in various ministry roles, including interim pastor of St. James AME Church in Memphis, TN; Director of Christian Education in the West Tennessee Annual Conference, Associate Minister at Bethel AME Church in Kansas City; and now proudly serves as Pastor of Grant Chapel AME Church in Kansas City, Kansas.

Rev. Robin has over 30 years of professional experience in education, including teaching, school leadership, and leading education non-profits across the country. She holds degrees from Butler University, Indiana University, and Ball State University.

She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and is engaged in civic and community leadership through board service and advisory roles with several education-focused organizations across Kansas City.

Pastor Robin, as the members of Grant affectionately call her, is committed to living each day faithfully and unafraid in service to the Lord.

Rev. Melvin Moody

Rev. Melvin G. Moody is a retired Itinerant Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, he began his ministry at Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church, KCKS, in 1979. Throughout his ministry, he traveled across the states of Kansas and Missouri, pastoring congregations and serving the Lord.

Rev. Moody lives to serve whenever and wherever God calls. He was an active member of the Methodist Ministers’ Alliance, serving as Chaplain. Believing God is the ultimate healer, he readily visited and prayed for the sick at home and in the hospitals. While working for the Globe Newspaper, Rev. Moody was responsible for sharing and posting the “Scripture of the Week”, hence spreading God’s Word through the community. During the times when he was unassigned as a pastor, Rev. Moody was called to stand in and preach God’s message to congregations in the absence of their pastor.

In addition to his religious studies, Rev. Moody passionately studied and continues to study Natural Health and Nutrition. He is always ready and willing to share his knowledge in this area.

After his last Pastoral appointment, Rev. Moody returned to his home church, Grant Chapel A.M.E., KCKS, faithfully serving as an Associate Minister committed to serving whenever and however God leads him.