Danell Perkins is a founding Pastor at Rise Community Church in Myrtle Beach, SC. Prior to starting Rise Community Church, she served as an associate pastor for over 17 years at Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia where she led the Prayer Ministry, co-led the Marriage Ministry, served on the Women’s Leadership Team, and established a thriving Women’s Discipleship Group that impacted thousands of women.
Danell has a passion to minister in prayer, minister to women, and spread the gospel through the arts. She has helped women in various venues from Women’s Conferences to Adult Detention Centers and is trained in Christian counseling. As a pastor, she has counseled countless women and couples to facilitate breakthroughs in overcoming issues that have held them back from walking in the true victory found in Christ Jesus. Danell is also gifted in the prophetic ministry and served on the prophetic team at Grace Covenant Church. She is married to Shawn Perkins and they have three adult children and two precious grandsons.
If you would like to contact Danell directly, please send her an email: pastordanell@risecc.org
Shawn Perkins is a founding Pastor at Rise Community Church in Myrtle Beach, SC. Prior to starting Rise Community Church, he served as an associate pastor at Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia where he led the Men’s Ministry, the Benevolence Ministry, and co-led the Marriage Ministry, in addition to, overseeing the Usher Team, the Security Team, and the Pastoral Assistants.
Shawn has a servant’s heart and loves to see God’s people freed from various bondages and strongholds. After a commendable 28 year career as a sworn law enforcement officer, Shawn retired and joined the pastoral team at Grace Covenant Church. As an associate pastor, he has counseled men and couples, helping them overcome the issues that kept them from living a healthy and fulfilled relationship with God and with one another.
Called to continue serving the people outside of the walls of the church Shawn currently serves as a Chaplain for the Horry County Police Department. Shawn is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania and the Family Bible College in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been married to his wife, Danell Perkins, for 35 years and they have three adult children and two grandsons.
If you would like to contact Shawn directly, please send him an email: pastorshawn@risecc.org
