Pastor Paula M. Dredden
The Preacher of the Heart
The Preacher of the Heart
Reverend Paula M. Dredden is the youngest
female of twelve children and a native of
Downingtown,Pennsylvania. She is the mother of
one adult son,John, the grandmother of Maurice,
Tiara, Paula and Tijohnna and the adoptive
grandmother of Destiny.
female of twelve children and a native of
Downingtown,Pennsylvania. She is the mother of
one adult son,John, the grandmother of Maurice,
Tiara, Paula and Tijohnna and the adoptive
grandmother of Destiny.
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In 1998 Bishop Cousins of the First Episcopal District ordained her an Itinerant
Deacon and in May of 2005, she was ordained an Elder in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church by Bishop Richard F Norris, Presiding Prelate of
The First Episcopal District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Reverend Dredden was an employee with thirty-five years of service with
Unisys Corporation until December 2008 where she was a Senior Software
Engineer. She believes even the cost cuts in her position was God directing
her to fully establish her heart in the pastorate and ministry for wounded,
hurting women. Pastor Paula Dredden is currently serving her third year as
Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania,
where she enjoys giving of herself and the anointing God has placed within
her for His people. She often shares the transparency of her life and explains
how her life unfolded through the Word of God in Matthew 6:33, rescuing her
from the arms of Satan and placing her on the path in the presence of God,
her Father. She is a graduate of the First Episcopal District Institute of the
AME Church and has received several certificates in Biblical studies from
Grace Bible College in Lancaster, Pa. She majored in Psychology at
Immaculate College, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Urban
Ministries at Geneva College, Center for Urban Theological Studies, and her
Master of Divinity degree from Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield,
Pennsylvania. Aside from being a co-founder and a board member of other
active ministries, where she strives to help souls of various levels of life obtain
hope, restoration, and reconciliation through the power of the Living God she
has established Touching the Hem Ministries, Inc., a ministry for broken and
wounded women.Pastor Dredden states, “In the eighth grade, I heard a poem
by Robert Frost, entitled, ‘The Road Not Taken’. This poem spoke volumes in
my life and reminds me everyday to “seek ye first the Kingdom of God”. “The
Road Not Taken", speaks of a road less traveled. My belief is that road leads
to God. It may not be well worn but it has made all the difference in my life.”
Deacon and in May of 2005, she was ordained an Elder in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church by Bishop Richard F Norris, Presiding Prelate of
The First Episcopal District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Reverend Dredden was an employee with thirty-five years of service with
Unisys Corporation until December 2008 where she was a Senior Software
Engineer. She believes even the cost cuts in her position was God directing
her to fully establish her heart in the pastorate and ministry for wounded,
hurting women. Pastor Paula Dredden is currently serving her third year as
Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania,
where she enjoys giving of herself and the anointing God has placed within
her for His people. She often shares the transparency of her life and explains
how her life unfolded through the Word of God in Matthew 6:33, rescuing her
from the arms of Satan and placing her on the path in the presence of God,
her Father. She is a graduate of the First Episcopal District Institute of the
AME Church and has received several certificates in Biblical studies from
Grace Bible College in Lancaster, Pa. She majored in Psychology at
Immaculate College, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Urban
Ministries at Geneva College, Center for Urban Theological Studies, and her
Master of Divinity degree from Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield,
Pennsylvania. Aside from being a co-founder and a board member of other
active ministries, where she strives to help souls of various levels of life obtain
hope, restoration, and reconciliation through the power of the Living God she
has established Touching the Hem Ministries, Inc., a ministry for broken and
wounded women.Pastor Dredden states, “In the eighth grade, I heard a poem
by Robert Frost, entitled, ‘The Road Not Taken’. This poem spoke volumes in
my life and reminds me everyday to “seek ye first the Kingdom of God”. “The
Road Not Taken", speaks of a road less traveled. My belief is that road leads
to God. It may not be well worn but it has made all the difference in my life.”
| Pastor Dredden is available for preaching, engagements, workshops, seminars and mentoring. Phone: 267-460-5086 Email: revdredden@touchingthehem.org |
