Pastor Michele Teague-Humphrey is a licensed and ordained minister who has faithfully served as pastor of Imani United Church of Christ in Euclid, Ohio, for 20 years. With a deep compassion for the lost and marginalized, she delivers messages of hope that inspire and uplift.

 

In 2018, Pastor Humphrey was honored by the city of Euclid for her dedicated community service, receiving a tree planted in her name as part of the city’s annual Arbor Day Celebration. She and another African American woman were the first African Americans in the city of Euclid to receive this recognition.

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Beyond her pulpit, Pastor Humphrey speaks and teaches at women’s conferences and leadership conferences. She is also deeply committed to ministry in the areas of inner healing and deliverance.

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She has served on several committees of the United Church of Christ such as the Oversight Committee, the Committee on Ministry, and the Community Engagement Team.

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Pastor Humphrey has served in many capacities, including vice-chairperson of the Koinonia Fellowship of Clergy, and has served on the spiritual advisory board of Hannah’s Home and the advisory board of Stopping Cancer in Its Track of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Additionally, she is the founder of the IHD Center, which provides Christ-centered inner healing services.

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She earned a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry from Ashland Theological Seminary in 2005.  She recently obtained an Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy for non-profit endeavors.

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Pastor Humphrey is married to Deacon Sylvester Humphrey, and together they share a blended family of five adult children and ten grandchildren.

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