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Now, BlackVoices.com can report that the former television "villain" received her preacher's license on Sunday Feb. 20 and has been named assistant pastor of the Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, where she is a member.
"Sunday was a very special day for me in terms of my ministry and spiritual growth," the one-named TV talent told us exclusively. "God is in control and I'm moving in divine direction!"
The 37-year-old star of 'The Apprentice' and 'Celebrity Apprentice' has been a member of the K.W. Tulloss-led Weller Street Missionary
Baptist Church for two years."I love my church! It's a small little church, but God is doing big things," she shared.
Omarosa recognizes that there will be some skeptics who will never let her live down her bad girl ways. To them she offered: "Like the gospel song says, 'My Worship is For Real!"
Despite starring in a dating show 'The Ultimate Merger' for TV One last year, Omarosa is currently in a relationship with Oscar nominee Michael Clarke Duncan. The two have been an item since spring of 2010.
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VIDEO: Watch a clip of Omarosa preaching.
Reality Bites
Sharisse "Shar" Jackson
Affiliation: 'Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp' on VH1
Side note: Though some may remember her as the sidekick Niecy Jackson on the groundbreaking UPN sitcom 'Moesha,' Jackson gained international tabloid attention as the mother of two children with Kevin Federline (who was married to pop superstar Britney Spears for three years). All together, she has four children.
Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
Nene Leakes
Affiliation: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' on Bravo
Side note: The brazen Queens, NY native is a domestic abuse survivor and a former stripper – all revelations she detailed in her 2009 memoir 'Never Make the Same Mistake Twice.'
Terrell Owens
Affiliation: 'The T.O. Show' on VH1
Side note: Alabama's very own football star simply known as "T.O." -- literally let it all hang out for the photo shoot promoting his new reality series, in July 2009. The show revolves around his life off the field as he searches for love, repair family relationships and make the move from Dallas to Buffalo.
Ray Cunningham
Affiliation: 'College Hill: Virginia State University' on BET
Side note: One of the more memorable characters from the Black Entertainment Television network reality ranks, Cunningham has become an openly gay LGBT advocate, budding actor and busy blogger, who was featured in Adam Bouska's groundbreaking NoH8 Campaign, which assembled California notables responding to the state's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Cunningham was also cast in acclaimed filmmaker Maurice Jamal's new forthcoming TV project 'Friends and Lovers.'
Miss New York
Affiliation:'Flavor of Love' and 'I Love New York' on VH1
Side note: The upstate New York drama queen competed for hip-hop hype-man Flavor Flav's love twice and was rejected both times.
MC Hammer
Affiliation: 'Hammertime' on A&E
Side note: Stanley Kirk Burrell seems to have done it all: Joined the navy; won Grammy Awards; danced for KFC popcorn chicken; fathered six children; wiggled his manhood in a Speedo bikini on a music video; went bankrupt; became a preacher; and now doing reality TV. 'Hammertime' is a look inside the family life of the man formerly known as one of the riches entertainers of his era.
Keyshia Cole
Affiliation: 'The Way It Is' on BET
Side note: In an interview, thuggish ruggish rap icon Young Jeezy claimed that the hip-hop soul songstress asked him to marry her but he turned her down.
Mo'Nique
Affiliation: 'Charm School' on VH1
Side note: While promoting the movie 'Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,' Mo'Nique told Oprah Winfrey that co-star Martin Lawrence once gave her invaluable advice about show business.
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Affiliation: 'The Apprentice' on NBC and 'The Surreal Life' on VH1
Side note:The former White House staffer proudly became the superbitch of reality TV.
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By: Yarborough on 2/26/2011 8:34PM
We need to be careful on how we represent God.If Omarosa says she was called to be a pastor that is between her and God. The problem I have is that she had a reality show this past summer, trying to find love, when the bible clearly states" He that findeth a wife,findeth a good thing". 2nd she gave herself to a man that was married.This is on national TV where millions of people saw it.We as christians have to be and set an example. All we can do is pray,because in the end God has the last say so.
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By: judy locario on 2/26/2011 10:13PM
Let us see how she lives her life.Nobody is perfect. Let us not judge her.
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By: charles000 on 2/26/2011 9:14PM
Omarosa . . . as a pastor? Please, gasp, is anyone actually buying this?
OK, Jesus does teach us that we should have an open heart, forgiveness, and allow for anyone to seek redemption, but Omarosa???
OK, far be it from me to claim to have anything remotely resembling the wisdom of Jesus Christ, so I will try to have an open mind here, but truth be told, this is more than a bit of a stretch of credibility here.
Just my opinion . . .
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By: Ebony on 2/26/2011 9:58PM
Well I respect what she is doing and I hope it works out with her new man. I don't her so I can't judge and neither can any of you (who are making negative comments). Jesus said "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." So for all those that are judging Amarosa if you have never did anything wrong in your life, go ahead and cast your stone.
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By: Steeler1 on 2/26/2011 11:09PM
It is great that she is a PASTOR, which she STATED that "HERE WORSHIP IS FOR REAL," well once a person start to WORSHIP, that person is not able to stay PRETTIE, PRETTY, and her WORSHIP will be seen by her WORK's...
Stay true to the WORD of GOD!!!
John 7:24
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By: AntBee on 2/27/2011 1:22PM
Not surprised at all that she will now start her "teaching", as she like others have tapped into how many millions one can earn by doing so! LOL!
This girl has no real talent, but she does have ego!
And she is smart enough to take advantage of opportunities so she can live a lavish lifestyle, which she loves!
Hey! If Sara Palin can do it (smartr lady in that respect), so can Omarosa! Lol, lol, lol.
I ain't mad at her ~
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By: Candy on 3/01/2011 2:22PM
She was an embarrassment on the Apprentice and ridiculous on Wendy Williams with her silly book "Bitch Switch." Her backstabbing of Kwame on the Apprentice is what really made her look ugly. Her laziness and moronic behavior only allowed them to use her since they saw she would do anything for her 30 pieces of silver. What way is it for a so-called intelligent woman to behave who claims she can run a corporation.
Women make great preachers and time will tell if Omarosa will make a good one. At least she will be off the air and maybe even disappear which would be good for us all. So let us support her in her effort to make a change. She really needed to. I met her once and she was very rude and arrogant and not a nice person at all. Hopefully, her going to the seminary has made her do some hard soul searching. We all deserve the chance to change, so lets just see if she proves this by her actions.
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By: Karl on 3/01/2011 2:49PM
Donna - where have you been? Black folks may be pictured as making up the majority of the welfare rolls by the news media but anyone wanting to check the facts will find that 80% of welfare recipients are white. This is even taught in social studies in College. Therefore, if whites make up 80%, that only leaves a 20% margin for the peoples of color. That's right! Since whites claim to be the largest majority in the USA, they are also the largest majority on welfare. This information can be found on any County Welfare docket and easily acquired. Even in NY they have special offices where the Russians and Germans are collecting welfare when they arrive in the USA. In terms of the baby population. Again, check your facts - more white teens are having babies out of wedlock and are more promiscuous than black teens. This switcharoo has been going on for some time now. Get your facts straight before making blanketed bigoted statements so you do not look foolish to those who do their research, Donna.
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Donna's comment: she's an animal. why is she being congratulated? she lies and steals. she has out-of-wedlock sex although in the black community sex and having babies with many different partners is normal and expected. where would Maury be without black teenagers looking for their babies daddies. what a disgrace. obama is going to stop welfare checks and food stamps==what are all of you going to do. certainly not work.
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By: soulovely on 3/02/2011 2:43PM
she just got through not to long ago doing a dating show where she be littled these men and talked about her sexual appetite, now im not saying ppl cant change but, im very surprised and shocked so anyone can become a pastor that is wat this shows me. she was flaunting her breast implants asking the men what would they do to turn her on, im just saying i dont believe it it is real but i really cant judge at the end of the day we are responsible for our own truths and lies. i just cant really be supportive on this one sorry!
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By: lam on 3/28/2011 7:20PM
TVF --- God is a forgiving God and He tells you to come as you are and He will do the rest. Remember --- or if you don't read the bible you won't remember --- but there was a lady in the Bible who was about to be stoned for "her ways" and she was brought to Jesus and he bent down and started writing in the ground. One by one the men left (can you imagine what he was writing -- probably the men's name) and he forgave the woman and said go and sin no more. The Word of God also says to forgive 70 x 70. Who said a woman can't preach because of being single?? Do you know Omarosa personally? What you are spreading --- do you know it for a fact? Be careful of what you spread if you don't know the facts! We write our dairy everyday by our actions and will answer for everything that we do and say in the end --- if you believe!
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