Presiding Elders' Council
A.M.E. Zion Church
Rev. Rochelle McEnty
Asst. Recording Secretary
KEY West District
Rev. Rochelle P. McEntyre is a native of
Brooklyn, N.Y., from Caribbean descent
(Trinidad and Tobago, WI).
She was introduced to the Lord at an early age by her grandmother the late Bertha Robinson Pearson. Rev. McEntyre gave her life over to Christ at an early age. She heard the call to preach at the age of 12. Rev. McEntyre preached her first trial sermon, at United AME Zion Church in Fort Mill, S.C., (her home church) under the tutelage of the late Rev. Dr. Clyde Jenkins, Presiding Elder. Rev. McEntyre is an ordained Elder. She has served under the Late Bishop Carr, Bishop Monroe, Bishop Proctor and currently with Bishop Seth O. Lartey, in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church denomination.
Rev. McEntyre, has her BA in Religious Studies from Livingstone College, graduating Cum Laude. An ASN, Nursing Degree where she has worked as a Nursing Director in geriatrics and memory care for over 20 years. Rev. McEntyre currently is the Chief Executive Officer of Rural Health Network Healthcare Center in Key West, FL., providing Medical, Dental and Behavior Health Care. Rev. McEntyre serves on the Citizen Review Board. She is the Vic. Chairwoman with the Interfaith Ministerial Alliance in Key West, Florida. Most recently appointed as the Assistant Recording Secretary of the International Presiding Elder’s Council of the AME Zion denomination.
In June of 2013, Rev. McEntyre was appointed as the first female Pastor of Cornish Memorial AME Zion church in Key West, Florida. Cornish Memorial AME Zion, 157 years old, is the oldest black church in South Florida. In 2014, Rev. McEntyre was appointed the first female Presiding Elder of the newly formed Key West District. For the past 7 1/2 years, she has brought the church to a higher level with God’s help, reaching people, “Beyond The Walls.” She has shown her commitment to her God, Faith, and Church. Rev. McEntyre is married to the Rev. Travis McEntyre, Pastor of Harvest House Baptist Church, Henrietta, NC. She is a mother and grandmother.
Rev. McEntyre has Authored, “First Lady, The Truth Shall Set You Free”. Where she stated that, “at the end of the day, one has to be true to self, be you, live you and do you in the truth and the spirit of life”. Rev. McEntyre stated that she grows stronger each day as she has seen God’s work in His desires for her life to be abundant and free from bondage.
She was introduced to the Lord at an early age by her grandmother the late Bertha Robinson Pearson. Rev. McEntyre gave her life over to Christ at an early age. She heard the call to preach at the age of 12. Rev. McEntyre preached her first trial sermon, at United AME Zion Church in Fort Mill, S.C., (her home church) under the tutelage of the late Rev. Dr. Clyde Jenkins, Presiding Elder. Rev. McEntyre is an ordained Elder. She has served under the Late Bishop Carr, Bishop Monroe, Bishop Proctor and currently with Bishop Seth O. Lartey, in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church denomination.
Rev. McEntyre, has her BA in Religious Studies from Livingstone College, graduating Cum Laude. An ASN, Nursing Degree where she has worked as a Nursing Director in geriatrics and memory care for over 20 years. Rev. McEntyre currently is the Chief Executive Officer of Rural Health Network Healthcare Center in Key West, FL., providing Medical, Dental and Behavior Health Care. Rev. McEntyre serves on the Citizen Review Board. She is the Vic. Chairwoman with the Interfaith Ministerial Alliance in Key West, Florida. Most recently appointed as the Assistant Recording Secretary of the International Presiding Elder’s Council of the AME Zion denomination.
In June of 2013, Rev. McEntyre was appointed as the first female Pastor of Cornish Memorial AME Zion church in Key West, Florida. Cornish Memorial AME Zion, 157 years old, is the oldest black church in South Florida. In 2014, Rev. McEntyre was appointed the first female Presiding Elder of the newly formed Key West District. For the past 7 1/2 years, she has brought the church to a higher level with God’s help, reaching people, “Beyond The Walls.” She has shown her commitment to her God, Faith, and Church. Rev. McEntyre is married to the Rev. Travis McEntyre, Pastor of Harvest House Baptist Church, Henrietta, NC. She is a mother and grandmother.
Rev. McEntyre has Authored, “First Lady, The Truth Shall Set You Free”. Where she stated that, “at the end of the day, one has to be true to self, be you, live you and do you in the truth and the spirit of life”. Rev. McEntyre stated that she grows stronger each day as she has seen God’s work in His desires for her life to be abundant and free from bondage.
