From Trauma to Triumph: Rev. Cheryl Kincaid's Story

From Trauma to Triumph: Rev. Cheryl Kincaid's Story

Author: Marcylle Combs April 9, 2025 Duration: 33:59

Rev. Cheryl Kincaid shares her profound journey from a troubled childhood marked by abuse to becoming a Christian minister and author. She discusses her struggles with PTSD, the challenges of being a female pastor, and her commitment to writing as a means of healing and advocacy for others who have faced similar traumas. Through her experiences, she emphasizes the importance of faith, recovery, and the ongoing work of God in one's life.Reverend Cheryl Kincaid is a Presbyterian Minister whostudied Marriage and Family Therapy at Bethel and has a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary.  Rev. Kincaid facilitated support groups for women who had suffered abuse for seven years and as worked in group homes.  She is now celebrating twenty years in pulpit ministry.

Rev. Kincaid seeks to tell the story of God’s comfortingredemptive grace amid an imperfect world. Rev. Cheryl Kincaid has twenty years of experience in Christian ministry, and she confesses that many of her stories were inspired from witnessing God’s redemptive grace unfold in woundedChristian’s lives, including her own.  She is the author of six books: Hearing the Gospel Through Charles Dickens AChristmas Carol, The Little Clay Pot, The Little Candle that Was Frightened of the Dark, Karrie’s Thorn and A Forgotten Door Called Home.


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To learn more about Reverend Kincaid’s books and biography please visit:  https://revcherylkincaid.com

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