Lonyetta Smith

Elder Lonyetta serves as the overseer in the Office of Eldership Edification. For more than 20 years she has engaged in various levels of corporate management and Christian ministry. While still in corporate America she always served in ministry since 1999. A native of New York, Lonyetta moved to Charlotte, NC in 1998. She attended a previous ministry from 1999–2008 and served in serval capacities through her giftings. In 2008, her connection to Holy Spirit ascended her to a greater level in God and was joined to Apostle Terrell Murphy at New Birth-Charlotte, NC.

In 2013, through God’s elevation from New Birth-Charlotte to a greater call, Apostle Terrell established Life Center International. Elder Lonyetta, who is faithful in the Kingdom of God and a faithful daughter of the ministry was elevated too. She was offered a position on staff at the ministry and appointed as the Chief Ministry Officer at Life Center International. Her responsibilities were to develop, implement and oversee the comprehensive ministry needs (spiritual and operational) of the servant leaders who were responsible for the day to day operations of the 26 areas of ministries.

In 2017, Lonyetta was ordained as an Elder in the Lord’s church. She was later elevated to the office of Eldership Edification where her kingdom assignment is to bring the Eldership team (the governing body of the ministry) into a place of maximized performance by enlightening them in personal and ministry development by perfecting and developing their spiritual and business acumen. This now assists the eldership team to train and equip the areas of ministry they lead.

She is a graduate of The Art Institute with degrees in Marketing and Management. As an Elder at LCI she has been activated as a key contributor for the growing significance of the ministry in the spirit of a reformer. She is the mother of four children Ja’Mani, Jae-Lun, Ja’ir and Sah’Rey. Lonyetta believes she is called to the body of Christ with passion to see the Kingdom order of God restored back to its original purpose in the earth.