A native of Detroit, Michigan, the Rev. Dr. Alise D. Barrymore attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where she received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in African & African-American Studies, with an emphasis in history. After years of faithful service in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), she answered her call to ordained ministry and earned a Master of Divinity (MDIV) degree from McCormick Theological Seminary of Chicago.
