Dr. Rita Carr
Scenic City Women’s Network announces Dr. Rita Carr as guest speaker for the July Marketplace Luncheon on Thursday, June 27 at noon at Mountain City Club, 729 Chestnut St., in Chattanooga. A buffet meal and dessert will be served.
Registration is $25 and open to the public. Space is limited and registration ends July 25. Register online at SCWN.org, or call 423-698-6262.
Registration link: July Marketplace Luncheon:
https://www.scwn.org/events/july-luncheon.
About Dr.
Carr
Dr. Rita Carr says she believes the Lord prepared her life for ministry full time. Before pursuing ministry, she served as Tennessee coordinator for Families in Action in Memphis. Dr. Carr served in various counseling roles to aid adolescents and adults struggling with drug and alcohol abuse.
Dr. Carr has a bachelor’s degree in organizational behavior, a master’s degree in education and a doctorate degree in Christian counseling. She is a licensed counselor through the Tennessee Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and clinically certified through the College of Forensic Counselors as a cognitive behavioral therapist and a domestic violence counselor. She is also nationally certified as an addictions counselor and as an alcohol and drug counselor.
In 1997, the Lord birthed Hope Unlimited Ministry into Dr. Carr's life, calling her into full-time ministry which “Praise the Lord” Hope Unlimited Ministry is now located in Uganda, Africa and Cap-Haitian Haiti. The organization serves single mothers and children and hurting women, offering many Christ-centered services to single parent families, ministries and agencies. These services are provided at no cost.
Dr. Carr is also an author, and has published various books through the My Journey Home series such as: Lord, I Surrender, There is Hope for Single Parents and Hurting Women, My Journey Home: Jesus Christ, the Rescuer of Wounded Emotions, and many others. She says the Lord is enabling her to publish an adolescent series which is called Hope Beyond the Pain; a Book and Study Guide, which will be released later this year.