Mother Ardean Ellington

Story of My Life Praise the Lord everybody! Welcome to My Home Going! For this is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it. I was born Ardean Copeland to the union of Beulah and Melvin Copeland. I am the younger of two girls. My sunrise was January 6, 1934 and I was born in Jacksonville, Florida. My family and I later came to Detroit. My sister Evelyn and I spent a lot of time with our late grandmother Lillie Seabrooks and we grew up with close along with my first cousins Carolyn, Cora, Geneva and Bernice (preceded in death) who are also my bonus sisters. I attended Northern High School and I took sewing classes. It was there that I began my passion for making clothes, drapes, and doing alterations. I wore many hats. I loved to cook and later developed my passion for writing. I accepted Christ at an early age, but later, my mother the late Beulah Joseph, introduced us to the Apostolic faith where I was baptized in Jesus' name and received the gift of the Holy Ghost. In the mid 1950s, I met James Oliver Young, Sr. We got married in 1958. To this union was born four children whose names are Arleen, Michael, James Jr. and Loretta. Later on in 1969, I met Willie James Ellington and we got married in 1971. To this union was born a baby girl, and we named her Patricia Lynnette. My husband and I bought a house on Avon Street where we continued to raise our children together. I held many jobs as a seamstress until I received employment at Chrysler where I worked 22 years until I retired. My husband and I also had two party stores located on the Eastside of Detroit. After my retirement, my focus was to serve the Lord and to do his work. I was a faithful active member of Bethel Church of the Apostolic Faith under the leadership of District Elder John M. Lucas and First Lady LouAnn Lucas, where I served on numerous auxiliaries that I loved: The Priscilla Ministry, The Shepard's Committee, and the Primetimers. I even traveled to Jerusalem. I did everything that I could do, and what the Lord wanted me to do. I loved my church and the whole Bethel Family. I loved the Lord Jesus Christ so much that he kept me and my family for so many years. Safe from harm and danger Glory to God!!! I was a prayer warrior and covered all that I know and loved. My sunset came on August 8, 2017. But don't be sad or worried, for I am with the Lord. On the great day when Jesus returns, I shall see you again in Glory!

Mother Ardean Ellington

January 6, 1934 - August 8, 2017