REV. C. DIANE MOSBY
Rev. C. Diane Mosby was born and raised in Hanover County where she attended the Hanover County Public Schools and is a graduate of the Patrick Henry High School.
In May 2001, she graduated from the Evans-Smith Leadership Institute at Virginia Union University's School of Theology. In May 2004, she graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of her class from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor, School of Theology where she earned her Master of Divinity Degree. She is the recipient of the Samuel Horace James, Sr. Theological Award and the Academic Excellence Award from the University and has served for the past five years as a teacher's assistant in Advanced Homiletics with Rev. Nathan Dell.
Rev. Mosby was licensed to the Gospel Ministry in April 2001 and ordained in August 2006 by the St. Peter Baptist Church of Glen Allen, Virginia where Dr. Kirkland R. Walton is Senior Pastor.
Rev. Mosby was employed for 23 years by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and served diligently as a Business Manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) where she managed over $1.5 billion dollars in construction and maintenance projects.
During her tenure with VDOT she has the distinct honor of being a graduate of the Commonwealth Management Institute and the VDOT Executive Leadership Institute. She was a featured lecturer for the Department on cash flow modeling at State and National conferences.
In March of 2005, Rev. Mosby accepted the position as the first full time Minister of Church Administration for the St. Peter Baptist Church. She served in that capacity until being called to serve as the first full time Executive Minister for the church.
As God continues to lead her, in January of 2009 Rev. Mosby responding to God's call stepped out on faith to plant a church in the Richmond area. The Anointed New Life Baptist Church was birthed for the Kingdom of God and held its first service on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009.
Furthering her studies and preparation for ministry, Rev. Mosby was selected as a fellow at Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton University in New Jersey where she completed her studies with the Engle Institute in Preaching in June 2009. She recently began her studies in September 2009 at the Samuel Dewitt Proctor, School of Theology where she is pursuing her Doctor of Ministry degree.
She has served on several civic and community organizations and holds membership with the American Baptist Churches of the South Ministry Council; the National Association of Church Business Administrators and is a past member of the Advisory Board of the United Way Services Project Vision and the Commonwealth Manager's Association.
She has been married to Geoffrey Mosby, Sr. of Glen Allen, Virginia for 34 years. They have three children, Tara Brown (Kevin), Teresa King (Alloysius) and G. Andre' Mosby, Jr., and have been blessed with six grandchildren, Jalik, Camille, Naomi, Alaya, Isaiah and Jeremiah.
