Mary K. Sims is a native of Kansas City, Kansas. . She is the second oldest daughter of the late Superintendent Moses Cofield and Missionary Hattie Cofield. She is a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Mary has served in ministry with her husband, Pastor Ervin Sims, Jr., at the Mount Carmel Church of God in Christ for the last 30 years. She presided as Director of Music and Media Department and Coordinator of the Membership Training Class. Faithful to God’s work, Mary served in these roles for 20 years at Mount Carmel. She is also a Lay Counselor and Supervisor of Women’s Ministries.

Mary is a licensed evangelist and touches the lives of many beyond the walls of Mount Carmel. Mary serves as keynote speaker for Retreats, Revivals, Conventions, and Women’s Day services. She has ministered in Bristol, England; Cardiff, Wales; Ghana and Togo, West Africa, and throughout the United States. One of her greatest joys is traveling to Africa each year with her husband on the missions’ trip and ministering to the women there. The congregation is blessed as she ministers in song and word every fifth Sunday. Through her leadership, God has birthed the Mount Carmel Women’s Fellowship, “Women of Excellence”, which meets once a month. As a result there has been unity and spiritual growth among the women.

March 10, 2001, Mary launched an International Women’s Ministry called, “Sarah’s Daughters”. This ministry trains, encourages, empowers, and equips women and girls for ministry. Sarah’s Daughters meets every three months and reaches out to women of all faiths, races, cultures, ages and denominations. Since 2001, there have been two new chapters of Sarah’s Daughters started in different parts of the world. In 2003, Sarah’s Academy International was birthed in Ghana, West Africa.

On June 26, 2005 Mary was elevated to the position of Supervisor of Women for the Kansas East Jurisdiction COGIC. She was officially installed on November 11, 2005 by Mother Willie Mae Rivers at the International Church of God in Christ Holy Convocation in Memphis, TN. She also serves on the International Women’s Department Special Convention Assistance Committee and was appointed in November 2010 to the National Executive Board.

Mary is a devoted wife and mother. She and Pastor Sims have been married for forty one years. They have three children, Lisa Sims Smith (Keith), Ervin Jason (LaSandra), and Angela Jenelle. They also enjoy their role as grandparents with six grandchildren, Kasey, Keith Donavon, Kristian, Taylor, Jaylen and Ethan.

Mary is a highly anointed and passionate woman of God, whose time has come to declare the unsearchable riches of the kingdom of God. Her greatest goal is to do the will of the Father and make a difference in the kingdom of God.