Founder / Instructor

BRENDA DUKES and Billy (husband of 33 years) reside in Columbia, SC. Together they have two sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law and 5 grandchildren. She is retired from the hair industry as a stylist of 37 years. As an intercessor, with a strong prophetic gift and a passion for evangelism, she loves to worship the Lord and equip the body of Christ and encourage the saints to take risks and reach out to the lost through God's love and supernatural power encounters. She spent four years preaching the Good News of Jesus’ love weekly to teenage girls in Dept. of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). She served in several ministry areas for 7 years at Christian Life Church in Columbia, SC. During that time she ministered on the prayer team, taught various classes and workshops within the church and South Carolina School of Leadership (SCSL) and led the Treasure Hunt Outreach for SCSL. She graduated from the Bethel Atlanta School of Supernatural Ministry 1st year program. She was trained and participated in several training seminars and schools including “Global Awakening Empowered School” led by Randy Clark and “Love and Power School” with Todd White. In addition to these trainings, she is currently in the MASTER'S DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM under the direction of Richard Mull, founder/director of Operation Light force based in Tampa, Florida area. In the fall of 2015 she founded Odyssey of the ARK ministries along with receiving her credentials as a licensed minister. She is the founder and lead instructor of an unique equipping workshop called Prophetic Training thru ART and also Kingdom of Heaven Conferences that are held in different venues and churches throughout South Carolina with plans to travel to other states in the near future.