Sophia Yolanda Ministries

Having spent over 2 decades in ministry, Dr. Gaffney is ‘at home’ proclaiming the Gospel wherever he’s called. Although he has been blessed to occupy pulpits in metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas Dr. Gaffney has as much joy preaching & teaching in prisons, mental health facilities, senior citizen homes, courthouses, and on street corners. Dr. Gaffney has served in various leadership capacities under some of the most outstanding visionaries in the Body of Christ including: Bishop Paul S. Morton (Atlanta, GA & New Orleans, LA); Bishop Gary L. Hall (Jacksonville, FL); and Pastor Gary L. Williams (Jacksonville, FL). Dr. Gaffney has been a professionally certified educator in Math and Special Education for almost 2 decades while simultaneously serving as an adjunct professor at various colleges and universities. He is the author of 2 books: “The Least of These—Letters to the Looked over, Left Behind, and Locked out (Vol. I & II).” In addition, Dr. Gaffney has been the host of the ‘Food for the Family’ radio broadcast that has aired in various cities throughout the United States. Dr. Gaffney received the Bachelor of Science degree in Religion from Florida State University; the Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies and History from Union Theological Seminary in New York City; and the Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Gaffney is married to Sister Raechelle L. Gaffney, Hospital Casemanager and Entrepreneur. They are the blessed parents of three lovely daughters (Ashlynn, Morgan, and Madeleine).

Elder Tamika E. Carter heard and heeded her call to ministry as a young girl. Being born again and baptized with the infilling with the Holy Spirit at the tender age of nine then preaching her 1st sermon at only 16 yrs. of age. She served as Youth Elder in Hudson, Essex and Morris counties in New Jersey throughout her teen and young adult years and obtained her Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2005. Mrs. Carter and her entire family joined the (then) Greater St. Stephen, Atl. Full Gospel Baptist Church in 2008. Elder Carter is an actress & choir girl by nature; thus, she became active in the Ministry of Divine Arts and Worship as a faithful choir member having recorded 2 albums with Bishop Paul S. Morton and combined Full Gospel, Changing A Generation and Greater St. Stephen choirs ("Cry Your Last Tear" & "Legacy"). Beginning in 2009 Carter was instrumental in the inception of the church's new drama ministry as she was appointed as Director of the Ten Talents Drama & Mime Ministries. Under Tamika's leadership, Changing A Generation has presented an incomparable quality repertoire of original stage plays and skits. "The Sound of Resurrection" (Written, Directed, Original Songs by & featuring Carter), being her debut. Elder Tamika E. Carter was Licensed to Minister the Gospel in June of 2016 and as an Elder in December of 2019, both by her Pastor Bishop Paul S. Morton at Changing A Generation FGBC, Atl. Elder Carter remains on fire for our Lord! She currently serves diligently as host for the Changing A Generation Tuesday Morning Meditation Prayer Call, reaching hundreds each week. Eld Tamika is also committed to serving in teaching 3rd year Ministers In Training students and Lord of the Harvest Evangelism Ministry. Elder Tamika is a wife faithful and in love with her husband of 17 years, Minister Robert E. Carter. She is also the loving eldest daughter of Mrs. Kim Keyes & the late Mr. Larry J. Keyes Sr. She honors her mother for the priceless morals & values she instilled in her. Eld. Carter is a protective sister, doting aunt & God-mother and compassionate daughter-in-love. Moving ahead, Eld. Carter will begin the quest for her Master’s Degree of Social Work (MSW) as well as her license to practice (LCSW) with all intentions on serving God's people with a greater level of excellence. To God be the glory for the things He has done in the life of one, Elder Tamika Elaine Carter!

Prophetess Sophia Yolanda Corker has been a member of Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in Atlanta since Watchnight 2010! She is the proud mother of two, Faith Bernell and the late Robert Earl Jr., and the wife of Robert Earl Corker Sr. At Changing A Generation Atlanta, Prophetess Corker serves as Pastor of Christian Education, Co-Captain of the College of Elders, a Sunday School Instructor and a member of the Watchmen and Warriors Prayer Ministry! In addition, she is the Director for MIT, Changing's Ministers In Training program. Prophetess Corker was originally ordained as a Teacher in 1997 at Gospel Tabernacle under the leadership of Bishop Wiley Jackson, Jr. She was then licensed as a Minister in 2017 at CAG ATL under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton, ordained as an Elder in 2019, and ordained as a Prophetess in 2020! Prophetess Corker was part of the first cohort of Certified Teachers for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in 2019. In August 2015, Prophetess Corker published her first book, ‘Faith of a Child’. It is a collection of Poetic Memoirs, republished in 2018, that spanned over 30 years of her spiritual journey. Most recently, in April of 2020, Prophetess Sophia published her first online course entitled ‘Showing Out: Why We Act the Do’, a lesson in Emotional Intelligence & Maturity. She is a dynamic leader, mother, teacher, preacher but most importantly, she is a Changing Women!