On Dec. 11, 1950, Brenda Joyce Collier was born to the late Woodrow Johnson and Georgia Lee Collier.
Brenda united with the Independent Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. She participated in all the youth activities of the church. In 2000, she became a charter member of the New Founders Missionary Baptist Church. She was actively involved in the Sanctuary Choir, Women’s Ministry, and culinary committee. She also obtained her Ministerial License through (CRIM), City Reacher’s International Ministries in 2016.