Rev. Chania L. Dillard is a native of Baltimore, MD. She holds an earned bachelor’s degree in fine arts, with a concentration in Vocal Performance, from Bowie State University. She also holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary.
Rev. Dillard is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.). She is a gifted preacher who has been graced with the privilege of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ both nationally and internationally. For over a decade, her ministry has focused on the holistic well-being, as well as the spiritual growth and development, of youth, young adults, and women.
Affectionately known as “Pastor Nia,” she proudly serves as the Senior Pastor of Olivet United Methodist Church, and is the first African American woman to be appointed to this church. Pastor Dillard strongly believes that it is only by the grace and mercy of God that she has made it this far. She often says, “God didn’t bring me this far, to only bring me this far.” Rev. Dillard also holds fast to the promises in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “…eyes have not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him.”
As a preacher, teacher, mentor, ministry consultant, intercessor, and workshop facilitator, Pastor Chania Dillard desires nothing more than to make an IMPACT in the world. She lives by the statement: "I am absolutely nothing without God!"
