The Sanctuary Village of Power

Overseer - Bishop Kinaya J. Ade'

Apostle - Rev. Dr. Kinaya J. Ade' was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, educator, relationships counselor, songwriter, poet, playwright, and director. She and her family moved to Atlanta in July, 1988. Apostle Ade' was ordained into the ministry over twenty years ago, under the auspices of the Sanctuary Church of the Open Door, in Philadelphia, Pa., and under the tutelage of the Rev. Dr. Audrey F. Bronson.

Apostle Ade' is the Founder, & President of Kinaya J. Ade' Ministries, Inc. This ministry encompasses, Sanctuary Village of Power-Atlanta (Rev. Kemel Brown, Pastor), Sanctuary Village Ministries, North/Philadelphia (Apostle Kinaya Ade', Pastor), Sanctuary Village Community Development Corp (501c3 non-profit), and It's Due Time Theatrical Productions. Apostle Ade' and the Sanctuary's apostolic covering is the International Fellowship of Churches, Inc., where the Bishop Audrey F. Bronson is the Founder and Presiding Prelate. The Sanctuary is built on the principles of love, compassion, restoration, and empowerment.

Apostle Ade' believes that creativity has a divine place in God's Kingdom. She has written creatively since the age of 14. She has written numerous poems, and two short stories. As a child, she performed in church plays and sang all over Philadelphia with her mother and brothers. In December, 2007, Apostle Ade' staged her first play: "A Son's Return" at her church. It is a remarkable story about the power of love and forgiveness at Christmas. In May, 2008, "Acts of Fire: Matthais' Story" (a Pentecostal Musical), her first theatrical production, was staged at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center in Morrow, GA. In June, 2010, Apostle Ade' collaborated with the Sanctuary Village Ministries, South to stage, "Everything Through Everything," which was performed in Orlando, FL. Plans are underway.

Apostle Ade' serves the Kingdom of God in the offices of Apostle, Pastor, Teacher, & Evangelist, and was consecrated to the Office of the Bishop on Thursday, June 23, 2011. Apostle Ade' has been mandated to prophetically sets things in order, while training, equipping, establishing, and sending ministers out into the vineyard in this End-Time Hour. This calling has caused Sanctuary Village Ministries to expand nationally: On April 24, 2010, Sanctuary Village Ministries-North was launched in Philadelphia, Pa.

Apostle Ade' has earned a Bachelor's degree in African-American Studies, a Master's degree in Education, graduate hours in Professional Writing, and she received her honorary Doctorate in Theology in September 2006. Apostle Ade' believes that we are placed here to undergird each other as we all press towards the mark of the upward call. Her motto for life is: "Whoever gets there first, open the door for the rest."