Reverend December Pike was born and raised in North Philadelphia. She grew up in a single parent home with her two younger siblings and her mother, who is the foundation of her strength. Being a product of the Philadelphia Public School System, she graduated from Strawberry Mansion High School and from there pursed a degree in higher education. She attended West Chester University and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts Studies in 2004 with minors in African/African American Studies, Creative Writing, and Theater. After obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree, she completed the Master of Education Degree program at Cabrini College in 2010. She followed in the footsteps of her spiritual father in the ministry, Bishop Dr. James P. Brown, and attended Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University, where she received her Master of Divinity Degree in May 2021. She obtained her License to Preach the Gospel on October 11, 2015. She was then Ordained as Reverend on August 13, 2017. She is now serving as the Associate Minister at Christian Faith Baptist Church under the Pastoral Leadership of Bishop Dr. James P. Brown. She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, where she has served as the Rhoer Club Advisor and served as a mentor for young ladies throughout various parts of the City of Philadelphia. She now resides in West Philadelphia with her husband, Anthony Terrell Pike, who she has been married to for over sixteen years. Along with their beautiful daughter, Noelle Serenity Pike. She is the Founder of a Non-Profit Organization called “Passionate Minds, Inc.,” which offers a platform for youth and adults to express, discover, and learn about different artistic expressions. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of “Driven By Passion Production, LLC,” which serves to educate, evangelize, enlighten, and expose the Christian faith through the exploration of the Creative and Performing Arts. For people to proclaim their Christian faith through the arts as a testament of their beliefs.

As a result of her diligence to serve others, she has been a recipient of many honors and awards. She has received the Spirit of the NPP (New Playwright Program Award Recipient), John Feely Hopkins Short Story Award Recipient, Soror of the Year Award 2010, Chairwoman/Committee of the Year Award 2010, Chairwoman of the Year Award 2011, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside Award Recipient 2011, Rhoer Advisor of the Year 2015, Soror of the Year Award 2015, and NPHC of Southern Pennsylvania Distinguish Service Award in Spiritual Health 2016. She is one of the Co-Authors for the book entitled, “Marginalized, Maligned, and Miraculous Women in Scripture” Even with all of the awards, she celebrates the greatest reward and that is to serve passionately. “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:28).