Founder of Greater Works Apostolic Ministries Inc.
CHIEF APOSTLE DR JOAN MARIE HICKS CORBETT
Chief Apostle Joan Corbett was educated in North Babylon School District and she graduated in 1970 with her License as a Practical Nurse. She attended SUNY Morrisville where she acquired further nursing credits. She was employed by Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Northport, New York for 20 years before God called her out for full time ministry.
She married the late Elder William F. Hicks, out of their union 3 children were conceived Pastor Tricia McLaurin (Las Vegas, Nevada), Pastor William Dwayne Hicks (West Palm Beach Florida), and Prophet Jarrod A. Hicks. They were married for 26 years and she thanks her God “till death do us part.” She has 15 grandchildren.
Apostle Hicks is the founder and Overseer/Apostle of Greater Works Apostolic Ministries, Inc established in 1989. She served faithfully at Joshua Baptist Church in Huntington where she under the leadership of the late Rev. Robert Hamilton, her Pastor and biological father. She has been pastor the New York work of GWAM for 26 years.
Apostle Hicks has survived many attacks of the enemy, standing strong through her 2 sons near fatal accident, the passing of her husband and father all in 1 year. Obeying the call on her life, Apostle Hicks has traveled overseas to minister in leadership conferences, women conferences, and enlighten God’s people with the Mama Dance, Papa Dance and Children’s Dance in Jamaica, West Indies, St Maarten missions for three years, Cameroon in February 2003 and Togo, Africa in February and December 2003. She has led three apostolic teams to Togo Africa from the years 2003 to 2005. Apostle believes that she will again return to Africa as a part of her international ministry. She believes God has called her for such a time as this to raise up and equip God’s People for the work of the ministry and then release them to their destiny.
Signs Wonders and Miracles to the Glory of God follow her ministry. Her miracle son Dwayne survived a coma of five weeks. Doctors predicted after the accident, and being crushed from the waist down, that her youngest son would never walk again. Her son Jarrod is walking today without aid
In 2007 Apostle received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity. Apostle has Kingdom Businesses, “Testimony Tees” and a line of designer eyewear called “Vision 4 your Vision”. In 2010 she launched a Dinner Theater and produced the stirring play “Come See About Me”, with original music and lyrics also written by Apostle Hicks-Corbett.” After 15 years of being a widow the Lord turned her mourning into
dancing, and she is now the Bride of Pastor Leon Corbett.
In March of 2017, Apostle Hicks went home to be with the Lord.
To God be the glory.
She married the late Elder William F. Hicks, out of their union 3 children were conceived Pastor Tricia McLaurin (Las Vegas, Nevada), Pastor William Dwayne Hicks (West Palm Beach Florida), and Prophet Jarrod A. Hicks. They were married for 26 years and she thanks her God “till death do us part.” She has 15 grandchildren.
Apostle Hicks is the founder and Overseer/Apostle of Greater Works Apostolic Ministries, Inc established in 1989. She served faithfully at Joshua Baptist Church in Huntington where she under the leadership of the late Rev. Robert Hamilton, her Pastor and biological father. She has been pastor the New York work of GWAM for 26 years.
Apostle Hicks has survived many attacks of the enemy, standing strong through her 2 sons near fatal accident, the passing of her husband and father all in 1 year. Obeying the call on her life, Apostle Hicks has traveled overseas to minister in leadership conferences, women conferences, and enlighten God’s people with the Mama Dance, Papa Dance and Children’s Dance in Jamaica, West Indies, St Maarten missions for three years, Cameroon in February 2003 and Togo, Africa in February and December 2003. She has led three apostolic teams to Togo Africa from the years 2003 to 2005. Apostle believes that she will again return to Africa as a part of her international ministry. She believes God has called her for such a time as this to raise up and equip God’s People for the work of the ministry and then release them to their destiny.
Signs Wonders and Miracles to the Glory of God follow her ministry. Her miracle son Dwayne survived a coma of five weeks. Doctors predicted after the accident, and being crushed from the waist down, that her youngest son would never walk again. Her son Jarrod is walking today without aid
In 2007 Apostle received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity. Apostle has Kingdom Businesses, “Testimony Tees” and a line of designer eyewear called “Vision 4 your Vision”. In 2010 she launched a Dinner Theater and produced the stirring play “Come See About Me”, with original music and lyrics also written by Apostle Hicks-Corbett.” After 15 years of being a widow the Lord turned her mourning into
dancing, and she is now the Bride of Pastor Leon Corbett.
In March of 2017, Apostle Hicks went home to be with the Lord.
To God be the glory.