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Leonard C. Corbin, Jr

Leonard C. Corbin, Jr. is a native Washingtonian, an ordained minister of the Gospel. He was involved in Child  Evangelism Fellowship, Inc., an interdenominational, worldwide, faith  organization, which its purposes were to  evangelize boys and girls, disciple them in the Word of God and  establish them in the local church. During this time, he received  instructions in how to evangelize children through use of their Good  News Club and 5-Day Club Training Programs. He served on the Advisory Board of The National Center for Missing & Exploited  Children.

He graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center (a.k.a. Kenneth  Hagin Ministries) in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in May 1985 & Biblical courses from Liberty University  School of Lifelong Learning.  He also did 4 years of training under the AME Zion Church where he was ordained Elder.  He also completed the School of Puppetry and Children's Workers workshop sponsored by Puppet Productions of Desoto, Texas.

For many years, he served as the “Children's Pastor” under the AME Zion Church. During this time, he organized weekly Sunday worship services for over 300 children and supervised over 50 children's church workers and trained a ministerial staff of 15 ordained preachers. He planned children's revivals and graduation programs.  He was employed as a computer instructor and after school coordinator for a Christian School. 

He has been instrumental in developing, leading and teaching several congregations with their Children's Ministry, children activities and programs. He trained and led a local youth group in the art of puppet manipulation,  which won the group first place in the AWANA Ministry regional finals  for “Effective Evangelism Through Puppetry”.

In September 1992, he founded Ebony Sonshine Ministry (ESM) an intercity children’s and  youth ministry presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the  performing arts (puppetry, dance, music, drama and storytelling). ESM  has ministered from the island nation of Bermuda to a memorial tribute  at World Trade Center, in New York City after the 9-Eleven attacks.  Having led thousands (children, youth and adults) to the Lord, ESM has  become one of the nation’s capital premier puppet ministries who  minister to children. 

ESM expanded it’s vision and mission, to include all children not just those who are “in the church”, thus  changing it’s name to 

Ebony Sonshine, Inc.

Jinkie J.W. Corbin

Jinkie Corbin is a from Mount Olive, North Carolina. She is a very exceptional and accomplished “liturgical: (or sacred) dancer and choreographer, receiving her early training as a teenager in Mt Olive, NC. Later joined the Modern Dance Company while  attending North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. where she received her Bachelors Degree.  She has a Masters Degree from Howard  University and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George  Washington University in Washington, DC.

She also received her ministerial training from Jericho Christian Training Center, Washington, DC and received a minister’s license from Sacred Hour Ministry, also in the Nation’s Capital. Rhema Bible Training Center  (a.k.a. Kenneth Hagin Ministries) in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma supplied her with further ministerial training.

She has ministered in dance in many worship services, women’s programs and prayer meetings  also before countless congregations.  She has study with and  choreographed selections for many different dance groups.  She has been an inspiration to others in starting dance groups and companies.  She has also been instrumental in starting dance groups for several local  congregations as well as teaching seminars on the subject “Dance’s  Proper Place in the Church”.  Frequently Pastors have described her dancing as “Truly Anointed” in God’s sight.

She was ordained an Elder of Dance under Kingdom Christian Center International, Washington, DC and later received her ordination ministerial license from the National Association Council of Community Churches of America and Elsewhere, Inc.

 She is the Co-founder and Assistant Executive Director of Ebony Sonshine Inc (ESI).  She has ministered from the island nation of Bermuda to a Memorial tribute at World Trade Center, in New York City after the 9-Eleven  attacks.  While ministering in dance in New York City, she was filmed by one of the local television station for a tribute to the 9-Eleven  victims at near ground zero.