LEADERS
Pastor Maria Reems
Wife, mother of three daughters and co-pastor of the Center of Hope Community Church in Oakland California serves alongside her husband, Bishop Brondon Reems.
Maria is an anointed dynamic speaker, preacher and teacher. In addition she is a professional consultant and has the added responsibility of providing services including community relations training to non-profit and for-profit organizations.
Pastor Maria is a strong advocate for women while promoting and utilizing spiritual healing as an empowerment tool, following in the footsteps of her mother, Bishop Ernestine Reems.
She has founded and facilitates; Women on the Move; which is a professio women seeking to be empowered and transformed through life’s journey.
Since the year of 2009, the organization has sponsored a free annual health and career faire for the entire City of Oakland. Special guest include, Cheryl lee Ralph, KRON 4 news anchor, Pam Moore and Mayor Jean Quan.
As a former corporate executive and school teacher, she integrates her professional background and corporate experience to empower those to maximize their talents and abilities. She is an advocate for women, their healing and empowerment.
Pastor Maria graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Business Marketing and John F. Kennedy University holding a M.B.A. in Business Management.
Bishop Brondon Reems
Reverend Brondon Reems is an ordained minister of the Gospel who acknowledged his call to ministry when he was ten years old. At the age of five, he preached his first sermon in Brooklyn, New York and is still preaching the gospel. Reems attended Bethany Bible College, and continues his in-depth study of God's Word.
Reverend Reems has a genuine heart and compassion for the community, providing 2,000 tickets to children and their families to the Oakland A's game in 2004. For the previous eight years, he has provided Christmas dinner, warm coats and sweaters to the inmates at Alameda County Juvenile Hall. He has established a Prison Ministry, visiting and ministering to inmates in Santa Rita Prison weekly. Reems is responsible for the coordination of employment development internships, co-op training programs, The Paul Reems Computer Academy and Educational Facility Training Program for youth. He works with the homeless, families in distress and individuals coping with substance abuse and emotional disabilities. He is the co-founder of the Oakland's Potters House for Young Men, a 24-hour residential care facility for young teens who have become wards of the state. Overall Reverend Reems is known as a Community Activist and Leader.