Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale

Ray of Hope Ministries

Atlanta, GA

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale is the founding and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia.  Ray of Hope has an active membership of 5,000 and an average of 1,500 in worship each Sunday morning. In 2001, the 700 Club honored the Ray of Hope Christian Church as Church of the Week.  The Ray was also recognized in the book, Excellent Protestant Congregations: The Guide to Best Places and Practice, as one of 300 excellent Protestant congregations in the United States. 

Dr. Hale is a native of Roanoke, Virginia.  Her natural talent in music led her to study at Hollins College in Virginia, from which she received her Bachelor of Arts degree.  She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University and a Doctorate of Ministry from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio.  She holds three Honorary Doctorates of Divinity.

-Raye of Hope Ministries, 2008

EBC Guest Appearances

EBC 127th Anniversary Weekend

April 27, 2008

8AM - Stroking the Fire

Acts 2:1-4

10AM - Audacity of Hope

Romans 4:18-25

12PM - Dare to Dream

Genesis 37: 1-11 & Acts 2:17-18