Nedra Banks is a Preacher, Evangelist, Mentor, Playwright, Author, Certified Life Coach, Entrepreneur, and most of all a servant. She is a native of Amelia County and was educated in the Amelia County Public School system. She is mother of two sons, hairstylist, owner of NYB Enterprise LLC, which includes but not limited to: Glorious Hair and Skin Care Products, Fashion Sense Boutique and NYB Enterprise Consulting Services.​Nedra accepted the call on her life in the year 2000, and since then she has been licensed as a minister of the gospel in 2006 and ordained as a Pastor in 2012. Along this journey Nedra has served in many capacities, which includes but not limited to armourbearer, ministerial staff, youth ministry, prison ministry, deliverance and evangelism ministry. Nedra has an apostolic evangelist  anointing and is the Pastor of Empowerment Church RVA located in Richmond Va. ​Passionately known as "The Shifter" her fire, apostolic authority, evangelistic anointing, loving heart and powerful testimony is helping people across the world where she is equipping, restoring and raising up people to be disciples of Christ while restoring their lives with the word of God.