BIO:

Pastor Karen Jethroe is a vibrant, anointed “preacher” who delivers with excellence the Word of God. Born again at the age of sixteen, she has progressively grown in her relationship with the Holy Spirit and passionately speaks of Him as her personal companion, advisor, and helper.

Although Pastor Karen, as she is affectionately called, has been joyously entwined in church-life for more than thirty years, her gifts and abilities extend beyond the walls of the church. She walks out the gospel that she preaches in many venues. In 1993 she became Director of Inner Circle Ministries, an outreach ministry administering to the needs of single moms and abused women.

In 1996 she began ministering in the prisons. While ministering in the prisons one of the things that Pastor Karen noticed was that many of the inmates had no welcoming church to attend once they left prison. So in 2000 the Holy Spirit began dealing with Pastor Karen about starting a church. Not wanting to deal with the pressures of being a woman pastor, small congregations, and the overall responsibility of being a shepherd, Pastor Karen resisted. However, when the Holy Spirit began to withdraw Himself from her, she immediately yielded to the call. In January of 2002 Inner Circle Ministries Outreach and Deliverance Church was founded.

In her personal life, Pastor Karen is very family oriented. She has been married to her husband Dennis for more than thirty years. They have four adult children. However, her most prize possessions are her five grandchildren. Granny, as she is so lovingly called, is the sweetest sound to her ears.

Pastor Karen recently earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Greenville College, in Greenville, IL. She has received the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2000 from the Illinois Department of Corrections signed by the Governor of the State of Illinois. She is also an aspiring songwriter and author.