Our First Lady-Elect
Antwonette LaTreace Thompson
Antwonette LaTreace Thompson is a virtuous woman striving and seeking to continue to be a leader after God's own heart.
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She is the only daughter of Bro. Anthony Hairston and Sis. Airfeen Farris. LaTreace has been married to Pastor-Elect Elder James Thompson for 16 years, and is the proud mother of four children, Darrin Michael, Amiya Nasha and Garret Kaleb, and James Alfred Thompson III.
LaTreace is a graduate of Chatham High School earned an Associate’s Degree in Human Services, and Bachelor's degree in Psychology from University of Phoenix. Her work history includes experiences in Child Development, Family Counseling, and Therapeutic Day Treatment Counseling.
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She was baptized at Sharon Grove Baptist Church in Axton, Virginia at the age of seven where she sang in the choir. As a young adult, she joined Jerusalem Christian Church in Martinsville, Virginia where she also sang in the choir and was involved with youth leadership. In 2005, she became an active member of The Galilean House of Worship (GHOW) where she served in the choir, the praise dance ministry, the flag ministry, and children's churches. “Lady T” (as she is affectionately known) worked with her husband at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church as First Lady. She is in covenant agreement with her husband and her pastor that ministry and family is the primary focus for their lives.
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Lady T loves the Lord and loves to cook, sing, spend time with her family, read, and study God's word. Some of her favorite scriptures are Philippians 4:13, 2 Tim. 1:7, and Hebrews 11:6 and Hebrews 11:1. She is a woman of integrity, and boldness who is not afraid to speak up for what she believes in. Lady Latreace is a woman who strives to be better every day because no one is perfect. Her main goal in life is to support her husband in winning souls for Christ and to lead by example. She realizes that no one is perfect and that there is always room for new growth and new opportunities.