Darlinda Turner

Evangelist Darlinda Turner, B.S.

Empowering Leadership Speaker, Certified Coach & Trainer | John Maxwell Leadership Mastermind Program

Evangelist Darlinda Turner is a woman set apart for such a time as this—a proven spiritual leader, certified leadership coach, and international evangelist who equips others to lead with purpose, prayer, and practical strategy.

As First Lady and Co-Pastor of New Life Community Praise Center in Westville, NJ, she has served alongside her husband, Superintendent Claret Turner Jr., for 23 years. Together, they lead a thriving ministry, and she is the founder of a dynamic Women’s Ministry, Women On the Battlefield (2010), through which she conducts workshops, seminars, and revivals designed to strengthen women leaders nationwide.

Leadership Credentials & Coaching Focus:

Licensed as an Empowering Leadership Speaker, Coach, and Trainer under the John Maxwell Leadership Mastermind Program, Evangelist Turner brings world-class leadership principles into the local church and community. She coaches ministry leaders, entrepreneurs, and women in transition to:

· Develop emotional intelligence and influence

· Build sustainable teams

· Lead from a place of prayer and purpose

Professional & Ministry Highlights:

· B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Wilmington University

· Certified Child Advocate

· Owner, Home Family Child Care (DE, 16 yrs) & Child Care Center (Westville, NJ, 2023)

· Founder, DAR’S Cleaning Services (2025)

· Author of two books: Prayer Prepares the Way & Three Little Church Birds

· International Evangelist – Sierra Leone, Africa (2011 crusade)

· Ministered in prisons, outreach centers, and street meetings

· National Altar Worker, Assistant Elect Lady (Koinonia Jurisdiction, Bishop E. Morris)

· National Sunday School Teacher & Secretary, Koinonia Urban Initiative

· Ordained since 2002 (Christian Tabernacle Friendly Community Inc., Bishop R.T. Jones Jr.)

Prayer & Purpose-Driven Leadership:

Every morning at 6 a.m., Evangelist Turner leads a prayer line for saints seeking intercession. Her motto—“Prayer Prepares The Way”—is not just a tagline; it is the foundation of her coaching philosophy. She believes great leaders are first great intercessors.

Mentored by the late Mother R.T. Jones and her grandmother, the late Mother Reba Richardson, Evangelist Turner carries a mantle of spiritual authority and practical leadership. Her greatest ministry remains winning souls for the Kingdom—and raising up leaders who will do the same.