In Memory of Camille Edgenton-Green

As quickly as she came, she departed our lives. Now among the cloud of witnesses, she left us with indelible bonds and memories that we water till this day. Camille came to then House of Bishops alongside her husband, Steve Green, and their baby daughter Merissa. The first souls saved in the ministry, immediately she ran with the vision, and in 1997 the family moved to Newark. Camille had an infectious drive and warm spirit. A talented artist, she sang like a delicate hummingbird. Still, her greatest legacy remains her work as a web visionary.

Back in the early nineties Camille began her career at City News Publishing Company, the top independent African American-owned weekly newspaper in New Jersey. There, she learned layout and graphic design for various platforms, and went on to become Art Director for Y.E.S. (Youth Excited About Success)—a national monthly publication highlighting youth achievement. Her work on the magazine is where she honed her graphic design skills. Tech-savvy by nature, she taught herself all aspects of print production and web design. After leaving Y.E.S. she expanded her portfolio of skills as a freelance web and graphic designer, and mastered digital media design.

Her career pinnacled in the development of the Blackbird Cafè́ website concept, which garnered her the PRAME award in 1998 for interactive website media design. Camille's passion for digital media and website design laid the seeds for the ministry's multimedia vision, which is finally bearing fruit today.

Before her untimely passing Camille gave birth to a son, Eliyah Green, and was ordained as a Teacher in the fivefold ministry. Sold out to the mission and mandate of the House, she believed in New Newark. She was New Newark. She believed in the music ministry. She was music. She believed there was power in the name. Written upon her heart, Camille was a fierce ally of truth. And, in our living and the milestones we reach, we salute our sister and co-laborer in Christ as her flame shines forevermore.

With a collective shout we say, "Look Camille we finally did it."