First Lady Donna Hayes is a native of East Orange, NJ. She pursued her passion and received her cosmetology license from Concord School of Hair Design in Bloomfield, NJ.  Lady Donna worked for celebrity hairstylist Elgin Charles in Beverly Hills, California, and has been a widely sought-after hairstylist by many, including celebrities such as Queen Latifah, Gospel artists Kierra "KeKe" Sheard-Kelly, CoCo of SWV, Justine Simmons, and the cast of Run's House, she has traveled the country as the key stylist for her sister Dr. Deborah Tillman the star of Lifetime Television's America's Supernanny. Her work has been featured in numerous
publications, including Black Hair and the Diva Zone Magazines. Lady Donna successfully owned and operated Creative Illusions Hair Salon in West Orange, NJ, and Evolutions Hair Studio in Browns Mills.  She has since retired from cosmetology.

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In 2005, Lady Donna heard the voice of God call her to declare His Word.  She answered the call and preached her trial sermon at Allen AME Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which she entitled, “I know you hear me, but are you listening.”  Lady Donna has a tremendous passion for God’s Word, coupled with a love for God’s people.  She is the First Lady of Friendship AME Church in Browns Mills, New Jersey, where she stands beside her loving and supportive husband, Rev. Samuel L. Hayes Jr., faithfully serving God and ministering to the growing flock of the church. On April 15, 2012, Lady Donna was certified and appointed Evangelist of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church under the hand of Bishop Franklin Norris.

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Evangelist Donna has a heart for women. God uses her to encourage, equip, and empower them to reach their fullest potential in Christ Jesus.  It is her desire that the women of God humbly seek Him to understand their true purpose in life and begin to see themselves through the eyes of Christ.

 

Evangelist Donna is a dynamically powerful preacher who teaches Sunday school with fervor. She hosts the Inspired Purpose Talk Show that airs on the YouTube Channel of the same name. Co-Host of A Conversation with Pastor Sam on the YouTube Channel Pastor Sam Friendship AME church, founder and host of Beautiful Beyond Measure Women’s Conference, and founder of My Husband’s Crown, a ministry to help wives desiring a godly principled marriage affirm their noble character through scriptural understanding. Evangelist Donna is a recurring facilitator for The Annual Diva Zone Restore-her Women's Retreat and an Ambassador for The Diva Zone Brand. One of her favorite scriptures is Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy path.”

Evangelist Donna’s greatest joy and accomplishment is her family. She and her husband are the proud parents of three children, Samuel III, KaiLoni, and Arianna, a bonus son Maurice Tyndell and one fur baby named Rock. This dynamic ministry couple currently resides in Browns Mills, New Jersey, where they stand as living testaments of the amazing things God can do when we surrender our lives to Him.