About The Author

Dr. Annette Melton is a Minister/Christian Counselor

She has been ordained since 1993 through Association of International Gospel Assemblies. Dr. Annette has her Associate Degree in Christian Ministry, Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Counseling and A Master Degree is Christian Counseling. She finished her Doctor of Christian Counseling in April 2019.  She was a student through Christian Bible College and Seminary.  Although it is not regionally accredited, it is Bible College accredited. In March 2019, she became a SYMBIS Facilitator. Dr. Annette has become credentialed through Church of God Cleveland, Tn.  She graduated from their Ministerial Internship Program in May 2022, then took the ordination test in August 2022, which she is continuing to serve at the Church she and her husband attend.

She has been doing Pastoral care since 1996. Where she was mentored by Pastors Charles & Judy Baker.  In January 1998 Annette became Associate Pastor of Portage Christian Fellowship. She stepped down in 2002 for various reasons. At that time Gods plan was for her to help with her granddaughter’s care for the next six years.

Through the last 28 years she has preached and taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  She’s also led Children’s Church, went on three mission trips and enjoyed working on Church bulletins.  Annette lead a women’s support group for 10 years from 2005-2015 called Beauty for Ashes.

Beauty for Ashes is a vision God birthed in her heart to bring clarity & healing into his daughters.  He showed her little girls need affirmations, acceptance and affection from their father’s growing up.   When those three areas are lacking, girls will fill the unmet need in unhealthy ways as they grow up.  God showed her these are the three areas he wanted to pour into his daughters. Only God can heal the unmet needs we have.

Through Beauty for Ashes Annette taught on various topics including those three areas and rejection, bitterness, codependency etc… many people were healed by God through this ministry.  She has a vision of training others to lead groups of beauty for ashes worldwide.

Annette and Roger have been married since Dec 2011. They have three girls between them and five grandchildren. And one dog named Cubby.

This blog was on Dr. Annette’s heart for some time, being laid up from surgery she looked into how to start a blog and still has a lot to learn about a web page. Although she’s been disabled for years she believes in doing what you can with what you have and using her gifts to help others learn and grow in their walk with Christ and in life.

Dr. Annette wrote her first book called ‘The Father’s Daughters’ published on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Daughters-Affirmation-Acceptance-Affection/dp/B08W7SNQQM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39TWP82JCGP81&dchild=1&keywords=dr+annette+melton+the+father%27s+daughters&qid=1615323585&sprefix=The+father%27s+daughters+by+Dr+Annette+Melton%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1