Lady Minister Joan Shelton is a retired federal official who worked with the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for almost 35 years. She is a graduate of the College of Biblical Studies with a degree in Biblical Counseling. She is an ordained minister of the West Tabernacle Church.
Mrs. Shelton is married to Pastor Anthony R. Shelton, who is the senior pastor of the West Tabernacle Church in Conroe, Texas. They have two children, Devin and Coy, and two grandchildren, Dayshaun and Coylyn.
Mrs. Shelton began an outreach ministry in January 2013 that delivers weekly meals to seniors. The King’s Kitchen has provided over 3,500 hot meals to our seniors, in addition to feeding the poor, indigent, and homeless since 2007.
Mrs. Shelton also offers counseling services at the Church based on the principles of the follower of Christ promoting the attributes of God’s unconditional love as a daily lifestyle.
Mrs. Shelton enjoys reading, working out, listening to music and of course, spending time with her grandchildren. She is a Christian who loves to study history and the Bible. Mrs. Shelton also enjoys surfing the internet, social media, backyard gatherings, cookouts, and entertaining family and friends.
Mrs. Shelton’s plans for the future include traveling and working with children and young people. She hopes to instill a love of books in young people. She wants to travel to Africa and to the Holy Land.
Her favorite Bible verse is Esther 4:14b: “Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a times as this?” (NKJV)
She believes that America is the greatest country in the world. She would like to see all people who make up this great melting pot come together and unite as Americans, regardless of race, religion or politics. Mrs. Shelton’s philosophy is to believe in God, believe in oneself, love and respect others, and to know that each has a responsibility to God to make our world a better place.