First Lady Charlene Maria McCorn

Mrs. Charlene M. McCorn is the gifted, devoted and anointed First Lady of the Faith A.M.E. Zion Church of Atlanta, Georgia. Lady Charlene is a native of Monroe, Georgia, having been reared in the Spring Hill A.M.E. Zion Church of Monroe. A gifted musician and psalmist, she began her music ministry nearly thirty years ago. She has generously and graciously shared her gifts of music and singing in the various churches that her husband has pastored in Georgia, New Haven, Connecticut, Chicago and Atlanta. She currently leads the Voices of Faith Praise Team and directs the Praise Choir.

A life-long member of the A.M.E. Zion Church, Lady Charlene has served the church in many capacities, including being a Youth Council officer of the A.M.E. Zion National Christian Youth Council (NCYC) and a district officer in the Department of Christian Education. She has always utilized her passion for young people in the service of the Lord.

Lady Charlene is a long time educator, having served as a public school teacher in the urban districts of New Haven, Connecticut and Chicago, Illinois. She has had a profound impact on the lives of her students, who often refer to her as the best and most compassionate teacher they have ever had the experience of knowing. She is currently employed as a teacher at Bear Creek Middle School, a Fulton County School in Fairburn, Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Valdosta State University and a master’s degree in education from the University of New Haven.

Lady Charlene is the proud wife of Pastor Lester Agyei McCorn and the mother of William Elijah, Maliaka Kenyetta and John-Charles.