Minister Marlena Hayden: Adult Sunday School Teacher

Minister Marlena Hayden (Birth name: Margolina Perez) was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 23, 1949, to Alice and Agosta Perez. After the passing of her mother when she was an infant, she was raised in Charleston, West Virginia by Izeta and William Lindsay. At the age of sixteen, she married her husband of 60 years, Lynn Hayden of Rand, West Virginia.

As a military family, she spent nine years living in Europe while her husband served in the U.S. Army. During this time, she experienced God’s saving grace in a life-threatening car accident, which planted the seeds of faith in her heart.

In 1983, while stationed in Texas, she began seeking God during a difficult season in her life. After moving back to Ohio, she attended a three-day revival where she accepted Christ, was filled with the Holy Ghost, and began her journey in ministry.

She joined Spirit Filled Church of Our Lord Jesus in December 1985 under Pastor Charles Stevenson. She acknowledged her call to ministry in 1988 and faithfully served in many areas including adult Sunday School, music ministry as a musician and choir director, church secretary, head of the usher board, and prison ministry at Orient Prison.

After the passing of her sister in 2000, she joined Abounding Praise Worship Center under Pastor Marvin Draper. Following two years of leadership training, she received her Minister’s License in 2009.

Today, Minister Hayden continues to faithfully serve as an usher and Adult Sunday School teacher, remaining dedicated to teaching, serving, and encouraging others in their walk with Christ.