July 27, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

We are serving a delicious plated menu.

Location: Mountain City Club, 729 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Tickets: $25

Bio:

Dr. Rita Carr says she believes the Lord prepared her life for ministry full time. Before pursuing ministry, she served as Tennessee Coordinator for Families in Action in Memphis, Tenn. Rita served in various counseling roles to aid adolescents and adults struggling with drug and alcohol abuse.

Rita has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Behavior, Master’s Degree in Education and a Doctorate degree in Christian counseling. She is a licensed counselor through the Tennessee Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and clinically certified through the College of Forensic Counselors as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and a Domestic Violence Counselor. Rita is also nationally certified as an addictions counselor, and has credentials as a sex trafficking provider; and as an alcohol and drug counselor (NAADAC). She is also awaiting the board’s process and approval of her counseling credentials as a juvenile treatment specialist and co-occurring disorder specialist.

In 1997, the Lord birthed Hope Unlimited Ministry into Rita’s life, calling her into full-time ministry which “Praise the Lord” Hope Unlimited Ministry is now located in Uganda, Africa and Cap-Haitian Haiti. Hope Unlimited Ministry which is a ministry for single mothers and children; and hurting women that offers many Christ-centered services to single parent families, ministries and agencies. These services are provided at no cost.

Rita is also an author, and has published various books through the My Journey Home series such as: Lord, I Surrender, There is Hope for Single Parents and Hurting Women, My Journey Home: Jesus Christ, the Rescuer of Wounded Emotions, and Jesus Christ, My Hope in Grief: My Gentle Giant, Victor Carr. Also, Rita says the Lord is enabling her to publish an adolescent series which is called “Hope Beyond the Pain”; a Book and Study Guide, which will be released 2023.