About Pastor Janae Rev. R. Janae Pitts-Murdock, a native of Detroit, Michigan, was reared at New Bethel Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. Robert Smith, Jr. It was at New Bethel that Pastor Janae was trained in Youth Ministry and Music Ministry providing leadership at the age of 15. She was ordained into the preaching ministry at New Bethel Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. Robert Smith, Jr. view ordination photos  |  hear samples  |  email Pastor Janae She graduated from Detroit Country Day School. She then matriculated and graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Pastor Janae continued to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she received her Master of Science degree in Public Policy and Management. Immediately after graduation, Pastor Janae relocated to Washington, D.C. where she worked as a U.S. Presidential Management Intern. Pastor Janae was employed at The Pentagon as a U.S. Presidential Management Intern during the September 11, 2001 attacks, but just as so many others have a testimony to God's goodness, so does Pastor Janae. God orchestrated for her to be away from The Pentagon on that dreadful day and forego the turmoil that so many of her coworkers experienced. Pastor Janae later accepted her full-time calling into the preaching ministry and completed a Master of Divinity degree at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. During her tenure at Triumph Church in Detroit, Michigan, an explosive ministry under the dynamic leadership of Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr., Pastor Janae was an integral component of Triumph's growth, leading not only the expansion of the Children & Youth Ministry, but also the alignment of church ministries, creation of staff policies, and launching of alternative worship locations. As Minister of Children and Youth at Triumph Church, Pastor Janae had responsibility for nearly 1,000 youth ages 18 and under and overseeing and coordinating all functions and activities of the Children and Youth Ministry. She also led a cross-functional project team to realign all of Triumph's ministries to support and sustain Triumph's emerging ministry needs and exploding congregation. One of her greatest accomplishments at Triumph Church was leading the project team that launched Triumph's alternative worship locations in Allen Park, Michigan and Canton, Michigan. Pastor Janae relinquished her responsibilities at Triumph Church to give more focus and attention to her developing preaching ministry and theological scholarship. God has opened doors for her to preach the gospel across the nation. She has been privileged to accept invitations to minister for noted pastors such as Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta, Georgia; Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes, III of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, TX; Rev. Jeffrey Johnson of Eastern Star Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN; and Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, formerly of St. John's Congregational Church in Springfield, MA. Pastor Janae has also been featured in The African American Pulpit, a quarterly journal that serves as a repository for the very best of African American preaching and The African American Lectionary an online lectionary resource. Pastor Janae continues to serve at the district, state, and national ecclesial levels. She served as the Youth Craze Director and Course Instructor for the Michigan District Baptist Association & Congress of Christian Education, Music Director and Course Instructor for the B.M.& E. State Convention Youth Auxiliary; Music Director and Youth Leader for Detroit Urban Young Life, Inc.; and has served as Choir Director for the National Inspirational Youth Convention; Music Director for the University of Michigan Gospel Chorale; Assistant Director for the Carnegie Mellon United Voices; and Music Director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Michigan Youth Mass Choir. She is a proud member and recent Chaplain of the dynamic Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Pastor Janae was installed as Associate Pastor of Transformational Life at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee under Pastor Frank A. Thomas. She gives leadership to ministries that directly affect the spiritual maturity of Christians. While at The BLVD, she has charismatically led transformation focused ministries into new models of ministry and is spearheading The BLVD's satellite campus launch. She continues to preach and teach throughout the nation for individuals seeking to grow closer to God. Her motto: "Excellence Honors God and Anything Less is Unacceptable." Pastor Janae is a newlywed united in holy matrimony to the one she calls "God's revelation of divine love", Rev. Jeffrey Allen Murdock, Jr. They have two Miniature Pinschers, Roxie and Max.