THE REVEREND RODERICK N. WILLIAM
The Reverend Roderick N. Williams is Senior Pastor of the church plant of Fellowship Community Church of Chicago. Pastor Williams is an ordained minister. He also is the President & CEO of Norman Fay & Associates, LLC and the developer of Convicted2Change® a consulting practice in which he shares his 20 years of expertise in prison reform and prisoner reintegration.
Pastor Rod has years of experience as a Youth Pastor, Church Planter, Community Developer, and Licensed Therapist. As a gifted leader, he has preached and led workshops in countries such as Israel, Africa, Russia, Singapore, and Australia. He also led short-term mission trips with youth to Romania, Mexico, China, and Nigeria. He has a B.S. in Education and Psychology and is completing a MA in Organizational Leadership at DePaul University. He is the proud father of three children and five grandchildren.
THE REVEREND ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
Reverend Angela F. Williams is bi-vocational—she is both an ordained minister and a lawyer. The National Law Journal named her as one of the 20 most influential general counsels in America. In 2007, Warner Books published a book inspired by Mrs. Williams’ life entitled One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. Currently, Pastor Angela is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administration Officer for the largest social service organization in the country.
Pastor Angela previously served as the Interfaith Liaison for the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, a nonprofit organization formed to provide critically needed donations to assist the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. In this capacity, she was responsible for understanding the impact of Katrina on the faith community and overseeing the processing of $25 million in grants to rebuild houses of worship.
Her educational degrees include a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia where she was an Echols Scholar, a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master of Divinity, cum laude, from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University.
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