Pastor Shanekwa Hicks serves as Youth Pastor at Foundation Church, where she oversees all youth ministries and provides spiritual leadership to the next generation. Since joining Foundation Church in 1995, she has led and served in multiple areas, including Junior Church/Kids for Christ, Imago Dei (young adult ministry), summer camp, youth choirs, dance ministry, and Bethel Bible Institute, where she continues to instruct.

She has been a Chaplin and Minister, and is still actively involved in local missions, street ministry, and Foundation Church’s community initiatives, providing services and outreach to children and families.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York, Pastor Hicks accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior at age 20 during a phone call with a fellow student from St. John’s University. She holds a B.S. in Communication Arts, an M.S.Ed. in Elementary Education and Students with Disabilities, and is pursuing a Bachelor of Theology at Bethel Bible Institute. Her heart is to equip young people to know Christ and live with purpose.