Lead Pastor Naida M. Parson, PhD

Dr. Naida M. Parson, Senior Pastor of Sunrise  Christian Fellowship is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Black Studies from the University of California, Riverside. She has also earned a Master of Arts Degree in African-American Studies with an emphasis in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles as well as a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. In addition to pastoring three church sites (New Antioch Christian Fellowship), she is the covering shepherd of the Fellowship of Independent Churches and Ministries.

Dr. Parson is active in the community as a motivational speaker, worship instructor, writer, and mentor. Her God-given task is to open her heart, her experience, and the Holy Word of God to teach this generation what it is to know, to love, and to serve God.