1st Lady LaRon C. Howard
LaRon C. Howard was born on October 15, 1972 to Ronald Adams and Lela Price in Washington DC. She graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar Sr. High School in 1990. She attended Drexel University in the pursuit of a degree in engineering, but later changed her major to accounting. She was scheduled to complete her degree in 1995, but that didn’t happen. Instead of returning home with a degree, she returned home with a baby on the way. She learned two valuable lessons from her college experience. The first being, If you are not doing it God’s way then you are wasting your time and the second being don’t live your life to please people.
LaRon was a member of the Way of the Cross Church for 31 years. Growing up she was very active in her church. She was a part of the usher board, Girl Scouts, sang on all the youth choirs, a member of the Youth for Christ, as well as working in many other capacities in the church. Upon returning home she became involved in her church again. There was on ministry in particular that she was a part of the put her life on a different course, the Single’s Ministry.
On May 2, 1997, LaRon would marry then Minister Bernard Howard who was in charge of the Single’s Ministry.
In November of 2002 LaRon was asked by the director of the Youth for Christ choir to fill in for 2 months as the director. LaRon accepted the duty of being a director, despite having apprehensions. Although she sang on the choir all long as she could remember, directing was a whole new arena. Little did LaRon know that those 2 months would turn into a year. The Lord was preparing her for leadership.
On October 5, 2003 a transition took place. LaRon’s membership changed to Sanctuary of Praise Way of the Cross, where her husband, Elder Bernard A. Howard is the Pastor and she is the 1st Lady. LaRon has grown tremendously with the help of the Holy Ghost. She along with her husband manages to raise five children, who are honor roll students and all involved in extracurricular activities. She assists in all aspects of the ministry and holds a full time job. In August of 2007 LaRon decided to finish what she had started. She enrolled into Drexel. The Lord worked it out so that the remaining courses that she needed to take could be done online. It was a true sacrifice and difficult at times juggling, family, church, work and school. She graduated in March 2008 with her Bachelors of Science degree from Drexel University.
Lady Howard is grateful the Lord has chosen her to be the 1st Lady of Sanctuary of Praise, a wife, mother and a Godly example to all that are watching.