Bethel A.M.E. Church
Staff & Leaders

Rachel Williams-Glenn

"Pastor Rachel" as she is affectionately known, was ordained an Itinerant Elder in the AME Church on October 11, 1997 and licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist by the state of Kansas on April 18, 2011. Before being assigned to Bethel-Manhattan, she served as the pastor of churches in Brunswick, Speed, Marshall, and Odessa, MO. She received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations & French from Drake University, Des Moines, IA, the Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology and the Master of Science in Family Therapy from Friends University, Lenexa, KS. She resides in Topeka, KS with her husband, Rev. Gordon Glenn (Pastor of St. John A.M.E. Church in Topeka, KS), and their daughter Denver. Via Reconciliation Ministries In-Home Therapy, Pastor Rachel offers mental health services to individuals, couples and families seeking help to manage those issues and relationships that have become unmanageable.