The Reverend Betty Farmer Strickland is a third generation preacher. She was married to the late Mr. Terry Strickland with two children Morisha and Tervon and four of the most precious and talented  grandchildren ever  Dayzha, Trinity, Tervon, and Tyson.

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Rev Strickland earned  and graduated from Fayetteville State University  and worked as a teacher for thirty-two years. Later she decided to further her education and earned a master's degree from Webster University in counseling.

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Rev. Strickland served as YPD Director for the North Carolina Conference  for nine years. She is the preeminent pastor of St. John A.M.E Church, Hampstead, North Carolina. Rev. Strickland boasts most about being a child of the king. 

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