Reverend Linda J. Payne is a God-inspired, spirit-led, and anointed preacher, teacher, and committed servant of The Most High God, Church, and the community. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at an early age and later answered the call to ministry to preach the Gospel of Jesus of Christ.

Reverend Linda Payne is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where she received her early education. She is a graduate of Coppin State University, where she earned both the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management Science and a Masters of Science Degree in Adult Education and Administration. She is also a graduate of The Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, having earned the Master of Arts Degree in Church Ministries and Pastoral Care. 

Rev. Payne preached her initial sermon December, 2002 at the historic Payne Memorial A.M.E. Church, Baltimore, Maryland, and is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She seeks to spread the liberating and transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ to all mankind, reaching out to the community to meet the spiritual, educational, and social needs of individuals and families.

She has served the church and community in various leadership capacities to include Chairperson of Women’s Day(s), Class Leader, President of the Women’s Missionary Society, Evangelism & Missions work, in addition to serving as Minister to Family Life, Family Life Conference(s) Coordinator and Family & Friends Days Chairperson for the past four years.

Rev. Payne is employed as an Adult Educator, having taught Adult Basic Literacy and GED courses at Baltimore City Community College and currently uses her training and development skills to provide workforce, career development and transition training to persons re-entering the workforce for Anne Arundel Community College.

Civic affiliations include Golden Life membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., membership in the Lochearn Improvement Association, and the NAACP.

She is the President and Founder of Transforming Life International Ministries and Outreach that seeks to transform lives through education, empowerment, enrichment, evangelism, and by exalting Christ. The ministry also seeks to assist newly created and established ministries with design, implementation, and program evaluation.

She is the wife of Donald J. Payne, and mother of two children, Tiffany and Justin.

Most of all, she is a daughter of the Most High God, called to transform lives for such a time as this….  Esther 4:14.