Pastor Kiya Shears, affectionally known as First Lady K, is a compelling speaker and enthusiastic leader with a contagious hunger for God! As an internationally published author, Lady K holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Communication Studies and a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies: International Public Relations from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lady K has a niche for international travel, which landed her as a student in the Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England in 2011; and as the Interim Pastor of Wesley Methodist Church on the island of Inagua in the Bahamas in 2016. Lady K is currently a Staff Pastor and Resource Director at Mount Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc.
With a passion for family, homiletics, interpersonal communication and civic engagement, Lady K spearheads various initiatives purposed to cultivate change in the community and in oneself. Lady Kiya was most recently named one of the 2018 Top 40 under 40 leaders to watch by the Triad Business Journal and she is the 2018 recipient of the Frederick Buchner Award for excellence in preaching, awarded by the faculty of Candler School of Theology at Emory University.
Lady K has a niche for international travel, which landed her as a student in the Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England in 2011; and as the Interim Pastor of Wesley Methodist Church on the island of Inagua in the Bahamas in 2016. Lady K is currently a Staff Pastor and Resource Director at Mount Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc.
With a passion for family, homiletics, interpersonal communication and civic engagement, Lady K spearheads various initiatives purposed to cultivate change in the community and in oneself. Lady Kiya was most recently named one of the 2018 Top 40 under 40 leaders to watch by the Triad Business Journal and she is the 2018 recipient of the Frederick Buchner Award for excellence in preaching, awarded by the faculty of Candler School of Theology at Emory University.