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Apostle Shirley Redden Dowling is a native of South Carolina, but her home for more than three decades has been in the beautiful borough of Bronx, New York. In November 2012, she was released by God to relocate to the Metro Atlanta area, which she affectionately calls her, “Favor-filled Place of Destiny!”

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In 1986 Apostle Dowling was ordained an Itinerant Deacon, and in 1991, she was ordained an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In May of 2011, she was affirmed to the office of the Apostle, from The Kingdom Builders Movement for Christ, Inc., Hempstead, NY, where the Apostle G. Marie Carroll is Founder and Overseer.

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Apostle Dowling earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Voorhees College, Denmark, S.C., a Master of Science degree in Education from Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, NY. and a Master of Divinity Degree from Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey.

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In September of 2011, she became the Founder and Overseer of Praise Temple International Ministries, Inc. She conducts a weekly Conference Call Prayer and Bible Study with participants from across the country. She is also the gracious Founder and Host of The Celebrate Yourself Women’s Conference, and the author of three books, Spiritual Vitamins for Women, Spiritual Vitamins for Leaders, and Held Up in the Hallway.

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Apostle Dowling has embraced her Apostolic Assignment of excavating new wells of ministry. One of her ministry strengths is building leaders for the Kingdom of God. A dominant theme running throughout her ministry is “The Favor of God.” She is sometimes known as The Apostle of Favor.