An African Methodist Episcopal Church official will be the keynote speaker at Brown Chapel AME Church’s annual Women’s Missionary Society Day Program on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Sherita Moon Seawright, Episcopal Supervisor of the 9th Episcopal District of the AME Church, will speak at the program. She is the wife of Bishop Harry L. Seawright, Presiding Prelate of the 9th Episcopal District of the AME Church. They have two children, Shari Nicole and Harry Matthew.

A Clinton, South Carolina native, Seawright is an accomplished preacher, teacher and workshop facilitator. Seawright has ministered in many parts of the United States and in Botswana, the 18th Episcopal District of the AME Church.

Seawright, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is also a published author. She wrote a book, When Momma Died—A Journey to Self and a poem, “A Prayer for the Women Who Wait.”

Seawright received her early education in the public schools of Mountville, Cross Hill and Clinton, S.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, summa cum laude, from Benedict College in Columbia, SC and a Master of Arts degree in political science from Ohio State University.

Brown Chapel Women’s Missionary Society President Juanda Maxwell said she’s impressed with Seawright’s resume.

“We are honored to have such an accomplished person that wants to speak at Brown Chapel AME Church for our annual Women’s Missionary Society Day,” Maxwell said.