Our Leadership

Dr. Darnell Leach

     Dr. Darnell Leach is the Senior Pastor of the Shiloh Abundant Life Center, which is located in Forestville, Maryland. He has served as pastor for twenty-five years along with his wife, Pastor Anita Leach. In July 2004, he was consecrated to the Office of the Bishop in The Bibleway Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, World Wide Incorporated.

     He has served as a Bible Teacher, Lecturer, and Speaker for churches and ministries through out the United States, and several countries in the Caribbean and West Indies. Dr. Leach is a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is the Executive Director of the Abundant Living Counseling Institute, which is an extension of the ministry of his local assembly. This ministry provides counseling for individuals, families, and couples who may be experiencing the lack of a vibrant relationship with oneself or others.

     His greatest desire is to see those who are in the Body of Christ come to places of greater healing and wholeness. He believes the quality of our relationships is a good indication of an authentic relationship with the Lord.

Pastor Anita Maria Leach

     Elder Anita Maria Leach was born the second of five children. She was educated in the public schools of the District of Columbia where she grew up.

     At an early age, Elder Anita Leach can remember attending various churches and realizing that something was missing in her life. Her grandmother witnessed to her about accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior. In August 1966, Anita was filled with the Holy Spirit at thirteen years of age. She dedicated her life to the Lord Jesus Christ from that day.

     On November 22, 1975, Anita was joined in Holy matrimony to Minister Darnell Leach. God blessed them with one beautiful daughter, Katrice Marie Leach-Ashton, who currently serves with them in ministry.

     In 1981, Anita received the call to preach the Word of God. She is currently the co-pastor of Shiloh Abundant Life Ministries. She has served faithfully by her husband's side for twenty-two years in many capacities. She is an anointed preacher and teacher who enjoys counseling, teaching, and ministering to women. She is a graduate of Washington Bible College with a degree in Christian Counseling. Pastor Anita received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Bowie State University in May 2003.

     Her uttermost desire is to fulfill the purpose and call of God upon her life. God has given her a word of release for women in the Body of Christ. Her greatest joy in ministry is to see women emotionally healed, delivered and set free from yokes of bondage.