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Bishop Dr. Mona Y. Forbes-Reide (born Dec 5, 1950) is an American Apostolic Pentecostal preacher and global health and social science research professional. Dr Reide is the first female Bishop with a Diocese in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc., after serving as the first female president of International Missions promoting the work of this same organization in 60 nations. She is the founder and senior pastor of Grace International Outreach Church, a global ministry in Lansing, Michigan, the Diocesan Bishop of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and the president of International Humanitarian Services. Bishop Reide was born Mona Yvonne Jones December 5, 1950, in Little Rock Arkansas to Vernetta Marie Scott and Edward Jones. Her stepfather was Richard A. Sheppard Jr., from Arkansas. Her mother was a psychiatric social worker and evangelist. Her father served as a senior pastor until his death. She is the eldest of 12 children.
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Career
Dr Reide is an experienced health and social science research professional with a Doctor of Education (EdD) from Wayne State University and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Her doctoral research examined the association between cultural beliefs and health practices in Ghana West Africa. She has collaborated with heads of state and governmental ministries in several countries. Dr Reide has served as a faculty member and administrator at Wayne State, Bowie State and Michigan State Universities in addition to being attached to the University of Ghana, West Africa. She has also served as a Health Research Director in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Center for Healthcare Effectiveness.
Since 2000, Dr. Reide has provided health and social science graduate and undergraduate students from several universities with international field experiences and research. She also served as Research Director and as a faculty member at Bowie State in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Human Services and developed the first credited international study abroad curriculum for graduate and undergraduate students at this university. Dr Reide has taught Social Science Research Methodology and Statistics, Human Diversity & Conflict Resolution, International Health and Cultures of the Diaspora, Community Pedology, Introduction to Field Observations, Sociological Theory, and Child Development subjects.
Dr Reide has trained over 2,500 religious and humanitarian volunteers, led international research and social justice initiatives, and convened several Global Forums. She has worked with Heads of State including Presidents and Ambassadors; along with Ministries for Women and Children Affairs, Health, Education, Culture and Religion, as well as key NGO and religious groups in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia West Africa; the Dominican Republic; Republics of Bahamas, Haiti, Barbados, India, Cameroon, Jamaica, Cuba and several other countries for research, field study and humanitarian outreaches. In 2015 Bishop Reide coordinated the first National Women in Ministry Conference, in Lansing MI.
While at Wayne State University, Dr Reide was responsible for the development of a computer-based software program to develop computer generated master treatment plans for school-based mental health social workers. As State Leader/Director for MSU Extension Family Services, her responsibilities included overall vision and leadership for Children and their Families in 82 Michigan counties. She also served as Principal Investigator for research, outreach, and evaluation projects with a $50 million-dollar annual budget.
Dr Mona Reide is the founder and president of International Humanitarian Services. This NGO is recognized by the United States IRS Department as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. International Humanitarian Services uses the expertise of professionals and volunteers to improve health, nutrition and education for children, families and communities through research-based training, support services, and referral networks at home and abroad.
In 2020 Dr Reide established the Vision of Hope Safe Water Project for Sierra Leone West Africa. This project is a partnership between the Sierra Leone District Council PAW and International Humanitarian Services. According to the CDC only 2% of the nation has safe, sanitary water. The project is designed to install wells and a purification system in seven (7) strategic sites. Local adults and youth are trained in safe water and sanitation and to install and maintain the system. Additionally, youth develop leadership skills while being prepared to present their work to the United Nations.
In 2022 the first system was completed. In 2023 two more systems in key areas were initiated. The video created as part of this effort was selected to be showcased by the United Nations during their Water Conference kickoff ceremony as part of the Water in Film celebration March 19, 2023, in Manhattan New York, USA.
Religious Efforts
Dr Mona Reide made history in 2017 when she was appointed as the Diocesan Bishop for the 34th Episcopal Diocese of the Republic of Sierra Leone for the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. She has served as the ‘first’ at many levels, including first female president and first female vice president of international missions, first female Suffragan Bishop of an international diocese and first female Bishop with a diocese for the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. In 2012 she became the first female Suffragan Bishop in the State of Michigan and first female with an international appointment in Ghana, West Africa. She was licensed in 1992 and ordained August 7, 1996 in Houston Texas, USA by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., (P.A.W.). In 2006 Bishop Reide founded her first church in the United States, Grace International Outreach Church, located at 1901 Massachusetts Ave., in Lansing Michigan USA, where she serves as the Senior Pastor.
Since 1992, Bishop Reide has taught church administration and theoretical concepts, as well as providing pastoral and ministerial guidance for ministries at home and abroad. She has led religious crusades, disaster relief efforts, free health screening, children's nutrition and education programs, women's empowerment training, as well as providing micro business loans and school scholarships for k-12 and university students. Dr. Reide has traveled to remote areas of Liberia and Ghana towards the end of their civil wars, worked with immigrants and former child fighters, evaluated Christian seminaries in Cuba and Jamaica, and coordinated major shipments to Tsunami victims in India, earthquake victims in Haiti and the less fortunate in the Dominican Republic.
In 1992 with the approval of her pastor Bishop David L Ellis, the International Missions Department of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World under the leadership of Bishop Clarence Moore, authorized Dr Mona Forbes-Reide as the 1st PAW Missionary to Ghana West Africa, along with her children. Her appointment to the University of Ghana extended Dr Reide's stay in Ghana, during which time she planted 25 churches that became the foundation for the establishment of the Ghana West Africa 41st Episcopal Diocese of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc.
Prior to her elevation Bishop, Dr. Reide continued to lead a team of committed volunteer religious and humanitarian workers. Several key team members including Dr Reide's first convert, Suffragan Bishop Emmanuel Baffour Awuah, labored tirelessly with her helping in the establishment of the churches and assisting with day-to-day leadership. In 2000 Suffragan Bishop Awuah became the chairman of the Council where he continues to serve faithfully today. In 1992 Evangelist Katheryn Jones dedicated her vacation time to labor beside Dr Reide in Ghana, for the initial trip and on 3 other occasions. In 1995 E. Kimberly Brown joined Dr. Reide Under Bishop Reide’s tutelage E. Kimberly Brown has continued to labor in Sierra Leone and was elevated to the office of Suffragan Bishop in 2018. In 1997 Everette Howard and Martin Hardy traveled with her to Ghana for the first time. Everette Howard continued to labor with Bishop Reide for several years. From 1992 to 1996 she established and led Greater Grace Temple International Missions under her now deceased pastor, Bishop David L. Ellis. From1997 to 2000 Dr Reide continued to lead the church international mission’s department under her former pastor, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III. In 2000 Pastor Charles H. Ellis III was elevated to the office of Bishop and assigned to the newly designated Ghana West Africa 41st Episcopal Diocese. The 25 churches Bishop Reide established with Suffragan Bishop Emmanuel Baffour Awuah, became the foundation for this new diocese. In 2011 Pastor Gary Harper was elevated to the office of Bishop and assigned to the Ghana West Africa 41st Episcopal Diocese.
In 1994 Dr. Reide became a member of the International Missions Board of Directors, serving as the first female Vice Chair in 2002. She successfully served as the first female Chair and President of the International Missions Board of Directors from 2005 to 2014. Her leadership has included the provision of support and oversight for I.M.D. activities in 60 countries along with implementing several new initiatives including; the International School of Missions, Cross-cultural training and outreaches during PAW Conventions, the Global Missions Round-table, the implementation of the International Missions website, social media implementation (Facebook), the Global Presence publications, international witnessing tracks, videos and the creation of the International Missions logo. Her outreaches provided many first-time events including free health screenings, women’s empowerment seminars, funding for female entrepreneurs to start or expand their businesses, nutrition projects for children and their families, and religious crusades.
Dr Reide is married to Dr Jerome Reide, Esquire. She is the mother of Malik Forbes, Maisha Forbes- Yeboah, Maya Forbes, Asantewa Reide and Asante Reide, and the grandmother of grandchildren: Karaan Bey-Forbes, Sydney Forbes, Kayla Yeboah, Kezia Yeboah, Maria Czarnomski, and Kwame Yeboah Jr. She has an earned doctorate from Wayne State University and a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Her religious studies were through Aenon Bible College. Her professional background includes 40 years in the academic and nonprofit arena.
Honors and Awards
World Water Film Festival: Feature Film ‘Vision of Hope’ Water in Africa 2023 The Willie Burrel International Missions Award, 2019 Greater Grace Temple International Missions Award, 2018 Ghana Missions Outreach Pioneer Award (Lydia Circle Female Business Assoc) 2002 Ida B. Wells Humanitarian of the Year Award (Region III, NAACP) 2001 Ghanaian Association of Michigan Service Recognition Award 2001 Who’s Who in Mental Health 1999 -2006 Marquis Who’s Who in America 1999 -2006 Wayne County Certificate of Recognition Service Award 1997, 1995 State of Michigan Special Tribute for Outstanding Service 1997 State of Michigan Judicial System Certificate of Recognition 1996 Breakfast Optimist Club of Detroit Volunteer Recognition Certificate 1985 Outstanding Research Award 1984 Narcotics & Alcohol Research Coordination Council 1984 The Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Short Story Award 1974
Publications Dissertation A Comparative Analysis of Health Beliefs and Birth Outcomes of Two Ethnic Groups in Two Regional Hospitals of Ghana West Africa (1997)
Refereed Papers Presented at Professional Meetings (International and National)
Forbes-Reide, Mona “An Examination of Socio-Cultural Health Beliefs Associated with Birth Outcomes in Two Regional Hospitals in Ghana West Africa, “The Abstracts and Conference Papers Publication, 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Women’s World 2002
Socio-Cultural Health Beliefs and Practices of Malaria, A Vector Related Water Disease in Ghana- A Case Study (Nov. 2003). International Scientific Conference on Water Related Diseases, Abuja, Nigeria
Dr. Mona Forbes Reide, (July 2002) Socio-Cultural Health Beliefs Associated with Birth Outcomes. 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Kampala, Uganda
R. Michael Massanari, M.D., M.S., Daniel Barth-Jones, Ph.D., Elizabeth Chapleski, Ph.D., Mona Forbes-Reide, Ed.D., Leslie Mahlmeister, M.B.A., Herbert Smitherman, M.D., M.P.H (2001) Access to Home Healthcare Services in an Elderly Urban Population. Presented at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy 2001 Annual Meeting. Atlanta Georgia Other Publications and Articles:
Forbes Mona (1999). Instructional Manual for Assessments Using Devereux Software Reide Mona, editor. ‘Sightlines’ Family and Consumer Science first edition, Oct 2007 Reide Mona. Messengers of Goodwill, African Spectrum, Volume 3 Issue 4, July 2001 Raider Melvyn, Forbes Mona, Stewart Gail, Drewery Kimberly (1997). An Outcome Evaluation of the Detroit Wayne County School-Based Child and Family Service Program, Wayne State University School of Social Work
Raider Melvyn, Forbes Mona, Keefe Michael, Drewery Kimberly, Clark Megan (1996). A Process Analysis of the Detroit Wayne County Compact School-Based Community Mental Health Program, Wayne State University School of Social Work
Raider Melvyn, Forbes Mona, Stewart Gail, Drewery Kimberly (1996). A Training Needs Assessment of Supervisory and Direct Service Providers in Wayne County Community Mental Health Settings, Wayne State University School of Social Work.
Reide, Mona. Bulletins, Fact Sheets, Websites, Software, Online Training Parent Education Website 2008
Focus Group Training Series 2007 Devereux Software development for mental health assessments 1998-1999