EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1900; FUCHSIA PICKETT P/20

 

In this post I will continue the story of a woman named Fuchsia Pickett. She lived from 1918 - 2004. In 1971 Fuchsia established Fountain Gate Ministries with her second husband, Leroy Pickett, whom she married after George died. Fountain Gate included an interdenominational church, a Bible College, and a Christian Academy as well as a daily radio program and weekly TV ministry.

In the fall of 1988, Fuchsia resigned as pastor of the church to fulfill her final mandate from the Lord - to go out as a"mother in Israel" to train leaders in the Body of Christ. She began to travel extensively, speaking in churches and at conferences and Bible Schools. Her ministry impacted many prominent Christian leaders including Judson Cornwall.

Fuchsia, who had earned doctorates in both theology and divinity, was an adjunct professor at Beacon Theological Seminary in Columbus, Georgia, and taught video courses for the Christian Life School of Theology. In addition, she served on the boards of several internationally renowed ministries and received a number of awards.

Fuchsia paved the way for other women in ministry by her example and by personally mentoring many who were called. She died in 2004, at the age of eighty-five, after more than fifty years in ministry.