Voretta Allen-Nesby Ministries, Inc.

 

Pastor Voretta R. Allen-Nesby was born in Brandon MS to Deacon J.P. and Mrs. Hattie Pearl McKee-Allen (deceased), and the eldest of (2) siblings. It was at the tender age of 13, that she obeyed and heard the voice of the Lord and accepted him as her Savior and Lord of her life. She is a product of the Jackson Public School District upon graduating from Lanier High School, she attended Jackson State University where she studied nursing, then transferred to Howard University in Washington DC.

 

Pastor Nesby began her Christian walk at the Truevine Missionary Baptist in Brandon, MS under the late Pastor Louis Gardner, during this time she served as the musician for the choir until 1987. In 1987, she relocated to Washington DC, where she united with Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church under Bishop Alfred and Co-Pastor Susie Owens there she served as a Jr. Missionary, Praise Team and United Voices of Calvary Recording Choir Member, she also served as the Minister of Music for God’s Universal Kingdom under the late Bishop Fernette S. Nichols.

 

Upon her return to Mississippi in 1998, she returned to Truevine to serve as the Minister of Music under Pastor Charles Randall, where she continued to grow and learn spiritually. During her tenure at Truevine, she was responsible for rehearsing and overseeing (5) choirs and a staff of musicians on a weekly basis. She served Truevine and Pastor Randall faithfully until October of 2005 when her husband was called to lead the Ratliff Chapel MB Church as Senior Pastor.

 

On Friday, May 19th 2006, during her 1st Women’s Conference as the Elect Lady of Ratliff, she preached her Initial Sermon and accepted and acknowledged her call into ministry, she was licensed and commissioned as Minister Nesby, then in September of 2009, she was ordained as Elder Nesby and in 2011 she was appointed as Co-Pastor.

 

During this time she and her husband reconnected to Archbishop Alfred and Co-Pastor Susie Owens and joined Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church. Then on December 29th 2013, the Lord shifted them to step out on faith to give birth and launch The Gathering of Believers Church where she is the Elect Lady and serves as Executive Pastor. To date they both are members of Living Faith Christian Center, Baton Rouge, LA and submits to Bishop Raymond Johnson as their pastor and covering.

 

Since her call into ministry, her assignment has been and yet being defined by God. She walks in the office of the Prophet and operates in the gift of prophecy, she's also been assigned to be a Spiritual Mother and Midwife, and to lead churches into Authentic Worship. Pastor Nesby is a Preacher/Teacher and through these assignments came the birth and launching of her personal ministry VAN Ministries, Inc. “A Revolutionary Prophetic Worship, Preaching and Teaching Ministry” who’s purpose is centered around Mark 16:15-20.

 

She is an anointed and passionate Worshipper, Psalmist, Director, Minister of Music, Songwriter, and Workshop clinician who has shared the stage with many gospel artists: Minister Keith Pringle, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Maurette Brown-Clark, William Becton and many more. While attending Jackson State University she was a member of the Concert & Gospel Choirs, “The Children of Israel” under Jerry Smith, and she

Co-founded “The Children of God Mass Choir” and “Divine Connection Chorale”. In 2005, she assembled an aggregation of singers from various churches known as the United In Christ Fellowship Mass Choir which recorded a Live CD project that features I’ll Say Yes, Lord which she penned and sang lead vocals.

 

She is married to Bishop Michael B. Nesby and they are the proud parents of (2) adult children: Michael and Lauren; Grandparents of (2) Kamryn Jade and Rori Amelia, God-Grandparents of (7): Tyree, Taniah, Tekiyah, Sophia, Naomi, Treble, Cailyn, and a host of others, and they are Spiritual Parents to many.