Evangelist Patricia K. James M. Div, RD, LD, ALA, NHA Elder Patricia Kennon-James, M.D.i.v., RD, LD, ALA, NHA is the daughter of L.C. Kennon (deceased) and Nettie Kennon-Bell. She was born and raised in Washington County and graduated from the Washington County High School in 1979 with honors, Chatom, AL. She received an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Bishop State Community College, Mobile, Alabama in 1981with honors (Phi Theta Kappa); a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1997 with honors (Gamma Beta Phi). Patricia is the mother of two wonderful children, Demetrius (Porsha) and Shantea and the proud grandmother of Caleb and Mykah. Patricia is an active member of the Word of Life Community Church where she serves as a salvation counselor, intercessory prayer ministry leader, a Sunday school teacher, a member of the International Interdenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Ministries, Power Partners, serves on the ministerial staff and she works on the International Outreach Ministry team with annual mission trips to El Salvador to promote the love of Christ, with emphasis on the women and children ministries. Patricia received her calling to minister in 1993 and utilized her gifts in the arena of Sunday School teaching and Wednesday and Friday night Bible Studies. She was also the Administrator/Financial Officer for her home church in Chatom. Patricia was licensed as a minister to preach in 2001 and ordained as an Elder in 2004. Patricia received her certificate of ministry from the Word of Life Christian College Theological Seminary in 2004. In 2005, she received her Masters of Divinity from the Word of Life Christian College Theological Seminary under the tutelage of Dr. Henry W. Roberts, II. Patricia contributes her increased desire to learn and live the Word to her mentor/pastor, Dr. Roberts. There is power in the word of God. Patricia ministers throughout the Gulf Coast, Clarke & Washington Counties, and Southern Mississippi at many conferences and seminars. Patricia believes that God has given her the mandate to “empower” all people to be all that God says they can be. She does this by teaching the Word of God in a revelatory, yet simplistic manner. She does this in every facet of her life, whether in the church, the community or at work. She believes that there is no place, no mountain too high, and no valley too low, that wherever the Lord leads she is willing to go. Her favorite scripture, Philippians 4:13 “For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need” (NIV). Patricia is a registered, licensed dietitian and works at Mercy Medical. She is also a Licensed Specialty Care Assisted Living Administrator and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Patricia’s job and experience is both rich and very diverse. She currently serves as the Administrator at Mercy Medical Mobile a Skilled Nursing Facility and McAuley Place an Assisted Living Facility. She is also an entrepreneurial and has her own professional dietary consultant services with 18 plus years of experience in the healthcare field and over 25 plus years of management experience. Patricia has taught many nutritional classes and assisted with health fairs throughout Clarke, Washington, Mobile and Baldwin Counties. She sponsored a Nutritional Behavioral Modification Weight Loss Class for 3 years called, First Place to Start a New Beginning Ministry. Mercy Medical is a ministry that aids in continuing the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. In 2008, Patricia was named “Healthcare Hero” by the Alabama Hospital Association for her dedication to the healthcare field. She has been featured in the Chamber of Commerce – Business View, Catholic Weekly, Mobile/Baldwin Registry, CHE Digest and Mercy’s Voice of Mercy. She was also featured in the very first volume of HealthWise, “Healing is more than physical”. Recently she was selected to be a part of “Leadership Mobile” class of 2009. Patricia is a Mercy Associate with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Patricia’s true passion and calling is in the arena of prayer. She has been given a mandate from God to arise up early in the morning to intercede and pray for leadership in every arena of life. She is co-founder of the Radical Believer of Prayer Intercessory Ministry (James 5:15, 16 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick…Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth much). This prayer ministry rises at 5:30 a.m. to intercede and seek God’s face for our brothers and sisters and has been in existence since 2002. She has been a Prayer Partner Captain for TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network). Patricia’s life is a life dedicated to prayer and interceding on the behalf of others. She has a passion to teach, train, motivate and empower everyone that she comes in contact with, to live out Philippians 4:13 and to be all that they can be. She utilizes this philosophy in every facet of her life. Patricia started attending the Word of Life Christian College Theological Seminary in 2001 because of the great hunger for the Word and what she found was a man who had been anointed as God’s spokesperson to deliver the Word, line on line and precept on precept. Because of the Word that I received and the increase in faith that I started experiencing in my life, God called me to be a member of the Word of Life Community Church in 2005 to be submitted under the covering of Dr. Henry W. Roberts, II. Since becoming a part of Word of Life, my life has been truly changed….and I believe that there is “no limitation” in God. He has proven this to me, over and over again. He has taken me from being a clinical – dialysis’ dietitian to being a multi-faceted Administrator with a dual license, missionary to third world countries, and currently a part of the Senior Leadership Team @ Mercy Medical. All of this has occurred since I accepted the call to be a part of the Word of Life family. Back to Staff Home Page