{"id":187,"date":"2021-02-10T13:06:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T18:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinitybaptistchurchdc.org\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2023-01-11T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:17:18","slug":"first-lady","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trinitybaptistchurchdc.org\/index.php\/first-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"187\" class=\"elementor elementor-187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8f29bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8f29bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.<\/p><p>Proverbs 31:26<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f81dfde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f81dfde\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-a028cf8\" data-id=\"a028cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0739df3 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0739df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Lady Rhonda Bennett-Banks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c911df ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c911df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rhonda Bennett-Banks is a native Washingtonian. She\u00a0 attended D.C. Public Schools and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.<\/p><p>Later, she obtained her Associate&#8217;s in Criminal Justice at Montgomery College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science and a Master&#8217;s in Education at the University of Maryland College Park.<\/p><p>First Lady Banks received the Lord as her Savior in 1982 and her primary focus in life is to share the \u201cGood News\u201d the \u201cGospel\u201d to all who has an ear let them hear.<\/p><p>She considers it an honor to serve alongside her husband in several ministries and continues to follow her passion which is to advocate for families and children.<\/p><p>She is the proud mother of three and two additional family members from Ethiopia who have joined the clan. She enjoys spending time with her husband, family, reading the bible, writing poetry, serving others, joking and antiquing.<\/p><p>Her favorite verses are Hebrews 12 vs.14 &#8211; Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord and Romans 14 vs. 11 &#8211; It is written: &#8220;&#8216;As surely as I live,&#8217; says the Lord, &#8216;every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'&#8221; (NIV)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f467c1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f467c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6307025\" data-id=\"6307025\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68791e6 elementor--v-position-bottom elementor--h-position-center elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"68791e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:7000,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"zoomIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-56c3138 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Rhonda Burgandy Shirt\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ab163bf swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Rhonda Black Dress with Tiger Stripes\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our First Lady She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 First Lady Rhonda Bennett-Banks Rhonda Bennett-Banks is a native Washingtonian. She\u00a0 attended D.C. Public Schools and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Later, she obtained her Associate&#8217;s in Criminal Justice at Montgomery College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science and a Master&#8217;s in Education at the University of Maryland College Park. First Lady Banks received the Lord as her Savior in 1982 and her primary focus in life is to share the \u201cGood News\u201d the \u201cGospel\u201d to all who has an ear let them hear. She considers it an honor to serve alongside her husband in several ministries and continues to follow her passion which is to advocate for families and children. She is the proud mother of three and two additional family members from Ethiopia who have joined the clan. She enjoys spending time with her husband, family, reading the bible, writing poetry, serving others, joking and antiquing. Her favorite verses are Hebrews 12 vs.14 &#8211; Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord and Romans 14 vs. 11 &#8211; It is written: &#8220;&#8216;As surely as I live,&#8217; says the Lord, &#8216;every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.&#8217;&#8221; (NIV) Previous Next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First Lady - Trinity Baptist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trinitybaptistchurchdc.org\/index.php\/first-lady\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First Lady - Trinity Baptist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our First Lady She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. 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