72 years old. An official announcement from the Christ-Centered Ministries Organization reads: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that the Locke Family, Christ Centered Ministries Association and the Abyssinia Christ Centered Church announce the Episcopal transition of Her Grace, Presiding Bishop Iona E.
Locke. After a season of sickness, God granted her eternal rest. We rejoice in the confident knowledge that she is at peace with her God.”Locke was born in Pittsburg and was one of nine siblings.
She completed her doctorate in Theology and Divinity Programs in 1994 and began pastoring a church, Abyssinia Christ Centered Church, that same year.
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