Faith, Prayer and Patience Guides Kitchens Every Day
May 20, 2020
Some people call her a prayer warrior, others say she’s a surrogate mother and yet another group appreciates her ability “to tell it like it is.” Such diverse characteristics all describe one powerful preacher – the Rev. Joyce Reese Kitchens. Known to many as the pastor of Emmanuel-Henry McNeal Turner AME Church in South Los Angeles, Kitchens has also built a following as a “compassionate, yet tough” physician’s assistant helping families to realize an enhanced quality of life, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Balancing these roles comes easy to Kitchens, who has worked in both fields for many years along with