Rev. Toni Belin Ingram, Pastor

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Pastor Toni Belin Ingram is an emerging pastor with a vision to ensure that more of God’s people will reach their full potential and fulfill their holy and divine purposes. Her ministry has touched many lives through her obedience to the will and grace of God, effective outreach efforts and encouraging and empowering others where she has served.

 Pastor Toni Belin Ingram has been in formal ministry only five years yet has ministered God’s Word over the past fifteen years through teaching, speaking, counseling and facilitating workshops.

Pastor Toni earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia and a Master of Divinity Degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta.  An ordained itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Pastor Toni served Saint Philip AME Church under Pastor George Moore before becoming the Pastor of Greater Smith Chapel in Atlanta.

She has been actively involved in the spiritual development and educational growth of many youth and young adults throughout her ministry. She is passionate about promoting truth, peace and justice and agrees with Ghandi’s position that “there can be no way to peace; peace is the way.”

Pastor Toni resides in Atlanta with her husband Raymond and their three teenage children Omar – a student at Howard University, Iman and Asha.  In May 2008, she was appointed the pastor of Greater Smith Chapel in the Edgewood Community.  Under her leadership, Greater Smith Chapel strives to be a place where everyone is welcome and seeks to serve God by serving God’s people. An idealistic woman of God, Pastor Toni brings new ideas and approaches in pursuit of traditional ideals to make a difference in the lives of God’s people.