Rev. Dr. Bonita Merlene Howell acknowledged her profound sin in her life, surrendered to God and was water baptized on June 14th, 1994, she was filled with the Holy Ghost on August 26th, 1994 with the evidence of speaking in unknown tongues. She was ordained as an Evangelist on August 16, 1996 and was ordained as a Reverend on November 13th, 2014.
Dr. Howell answered the call to Pastor for United We Stand Breakthrough Ministries (UWSBM) on May 24, 2016 and launched this ministry on August 28, 2016. She acknowledges Shepherding is not an easy undertaking, but by adhering to God, she knows she will be triumphant.
She believes over the years; God has been preparing her to be a Pastor. She registered at the CornerStone Academy of Biblical Studies, obtained BA, a Masters, a Doctorate degrees in Evangelism and then completed a Masters in Theology. God is her guide. These studies assisted her tremendously as she spearheaded the Evangelism/Outreach Ministry at Kingdom Life Ministries and by the grace of God, hundreds surrendered and baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ. Evangelism is her passion and her comfort zone and as a Pastor, God has comforted her in this zone.
To further strengthen her knowledge in Counseling, she pursued and in February 2017, she obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy in Biblical Counseling degree from Master’s International University of Divinity, the teaching she received will certainly equip her to help those who are in need.
We at UWSBM believe that God is in full control, we have seen the hands of God moved miraculously in UWSBM. Souls have been water baptized, souls returned to God, souls filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke in unknown tongues as the Spirit of God gave them utterance, many have been healed, many have been delivered from spiritual bondages and received a fresh touch from our only Lord and Saviour.
Our mandate is to follow God's direction thus allowing our Heavenly Father to work through us. There is so much work to be done, but we believe in God and with God, we will always be victorious.
We have a passion for souls and endeavours to tell all that Jesus Christ is Lord.