The Feast of Esther had its beginning in Nigeria in 2002 under the inspiration of Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye from the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Since its inception, the movement has blossomed into a global gathering of women who are heads of Christian Ministries, wives of Founders of Ministries and Christian women in leadership. In September 2019, a small group of six, under the leadership of Pastor Diane Hanson, responded to the call and became the nucleus for The Feast of Esther Jamaica. Over the ensuing six years, the sparse yet tightly knitted company has expanded to a membership of approximately fifty leading Christian women from the parishes across Jamaica.

The main machinery facilitating our growth has been weekly Wednesday meetings, held in the early hours of the morning, where women share prayers, bible study and practical life lessons. This powerful, yet humble, group of women includes Founders of Ministries, Wives of Founders of Ministries, Pastors and other influential leaders within the Body of Christ.

The meetings challenges, encourages, and energizes our Esthers, who not only apply the lessons learned to their own lives but quickly seek to impart same to other women and young ladies across the island. The Feast of Jamaica has partnered with and supported other organizations such as Passion and Purity and Christian Teachers in Action with the delivery of High School Conferences, aimed at challenging our youth towards maintaining purity in an age of recklessness. In 2022, as a response to the growing violence against our children in Jamaica, the Esthers launched “Bawl Out Jamaica” a prayer initiative that encourages all women of faith to set a side one hour each week and pray for our nation’s children.

Through these and other programmes, the Feast of Esther in Jamaica has been making a tremendous impact in our nation, particularly in the capital city and nearby regions. Leading Christian women have found a place for restoration and rejuvenation, younger women are learning the principles of faith, children are being impacted, and healing and deliverance are experienced by both men and women.