Lady Robbin
L. Criswell
Servant, minister, prayer warrior, teacher, encourager, author and First Lady of Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church.
Read Her StoryA life of faith, service and encouragement.
Lady Robbin L. Criswell serves alongside Pastor Timothy Criswell and the Fifth Ward congregation with a commitment to Love, Hope and Healing. Her ministry life spans prayer, teaching, praise dance, mentorship, women’s ministry and authorship.
Her work centers on embracing, encouraging and empowering women while helping people live out their faith beyond the four walls of the church.
Many hats. One purpose.
Lady Criswell’s service reflects a ministry of teaching, worship, mentorship and spiritual encouragement.
Women of Faith
Leading Women in Ministry and encouraging women to grow, serve and walk in purpose.
Youth Sunday School
Serving as a teacher and helping nurture faith in the next generation.
Lambs of God
Serving as a praise dance ministry leader and prophetic praise dancer.
Women’s Chorus
Serving through music, worship and the shared ministry life of Fifth Ward.
Embracing. Encouraging. Empowering.
Lady Robbin L. Criswell is a servant, minister, prayer warrior, teacher, encourager, author and most importantly a child of God. She is the proud First Lady of Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, where she serves alongside her husband, Pastor Timothy Criswell. Pastor Criswell, Lady Robbin and the Fifth Ward congregation are fully committed to Love, Hope and Healing.
Lady Criswell wears many “hats.” She serves in the Women’s Chorus, teaches Youth Sunday School, leads the Lambs of God praise dance ministry and leads Women in Ministry, also known as Women of Faith. She is a spirit-filled motivational speaker, prophetic praise dancer and mentor.
Lady Criswell is also an author. She birthed the inspirational devotional Good Morning Holy Spirit, a 40-day devotional created to help usher readers into the presence of the Holy Ghost, reflecting her belief that the way you start your morning commands your day.
In December 2018, Lady Criswell and Pastor Criswell began R.E.A.L. — Ready to Empower Anointed Lives — a ministry designed to embrace men and women where they are and empower individuals to live anointed lives while dealing with real-life situations, issues and circumstances.
On her 50th birthday, July 1, 2020, Lady Criswell began CoverGirls Interceding Sisters, a ministry for CoverGirls of all ages. The ministry embraces, impacts and empowers women through scripture, love, confidence, assurance and prayer. Within CoverGirls Interceding Sisters, a second book was birthed with the advisory council entitled Our CRY Continues…
Lady Criswell loves her family and is thankful for the two children she shares with Pastor Criswell: Timothy Criswell, II and Emily Criswell. She believes shared stories can build a relational bridge that Jesus can walk across from her heart to others.
Faith put into action.
Several ministries and creative works grew from Lady Criswell’s desire to empower others spiritually and practically.
R.E.A.L.
Ready to Empower Anointed Lives. A ministry embracing men and women where they are while helping them live anointed lives through real-life situations and circumstances.
CoverGirls Interceding Sisters
A prayer-centered ministry for CoverGirls of all ages, built around scripture, encouragement, confidence and the assurance of being covered in prayer.
Good Morning Holy Spirit
A 40-day inspirational devotional created to help readers begin their mornings in the presence of the Holy Ghost.
CoverGirls Interceding Sisters
Are you a woman with a heart to pray, uplift and empower others? Connect with CoverGirls Interceding Sisters — a movement of women poised by His grace and united in purpose.
Learn More or Get InvolvedA future filled with hope.
Lady Criswell’s Christian journey is rooted in family, prayer, ministry and the belief that women can be empowered to live purposeful, anointed lives.
She stands on Jeremiah 29:11 as a reminder of God’s plans for peace, a future and hope.
“I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.”Jeremiah 29:11 · GW
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