A proud mother and grandmother, Minister Johnrice (JR) Newton, R.N., M.Div, was born and raised in Lubbock, TX where she received a B.A. in Social Welfare from Texas Tech University. A graduate of Methodist Hospital School of Nursing, she has been a Registered Nurse since 1988 and completed her Masters of Divinity at Brite Divinity School-Texas Christian University Ft. Worth, TX Min. Newton is the founder of Tapestry Ministries. She also worked as the Community Health Nurse for CitySquare Dallas, TX. She published “Healing Voices: Women of Faith Who Survived Abuse Speak Out, Vol. 1” and was named one of the Great 100 Nurses in Dallas/ Ft. Worth in 2001.
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