Bishop Landa Washington-Coppedge is spiritually based at Followers Of The Way Ministries in Boyertown, Pa where she is the Pastor. She also services as Bishop of Education at ACAI. Her ministry also extends to New Life Institute of the Bible, Norristown Campus, where she serves as Assistant Dean. She has shown a countless number of students how to help overcome challenges with direct application of scripture over her nearly 30 years in professional ministry and education. She was first ordained as a Reverend in 2003 by Jameson Evangelistic Association of Philadelphia after completing studies at the Sharon Baptist Church Institute, Evangelism Explosion International and Christian Stronghold Baptist Church. In October 2005, she was again commissioned as a Missionary/Evangelist at Sharon Baptist Church certifying her long-held desire to teach. In June 2008, she graduated from International Christian University with a degree in Theology and also holds additional certifications earned under the Evangelical Training Association. Rev. Washington accepted Christ as her personal savior in March of 1978, and has helped direct others onto the blessings of Lord Jesus through her ministries and work which has spanned across several congregations in the Philadelphia region, including New Gethsemane Baptist Church where she served as Interim Pastor from 2011 through 2012. Doc, as some call her, strives everyday to live her life as an example of Christ and working to impact the lives of God’s people. Life Verse: 1 Peter 2:9 ＂But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praise of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light