Michelle Cole “ChellyRey” Reynolds (June 8, 1982 – June 28, 2020)

Service Date: Sunday, July 5, 2020
Service Time: 2:00 PM
Service Location: First Baptist Church of Orlando
3000 S. John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida

Obituary:

Michelle Cole “ChellyRey” Reynolds, 38 of Sanford, transitioned from labor to reward on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Michelle was born on June 8, 1982 in Canton, OH to Catherine Hill Cole and Edward “Eddie” Cole. She carried on her father’s legacy as Director of Every Kid Outreach (EKO) founded by Eddie Cole in 1991, serving more than 500 students and the community through full-time work equipping and empowering children to become productive citizens with solid character.

She is also the founder of The Sister’ing Movement, a network of over 3,500 women from around the world whose goal is to provide opportunities and platforms that give women a safe space uniting them together as sisters. “Michelle was a sister to all,” Her nomination reads. Despite receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in Fall 2018, she continued to be selfless through her fight, as an example and a source of encouragement for others. She was also the co-founder of JnM Purpose and Founder of LeftHandLadies.

Michelle was a take-charge visionary and businesswoman who balanced being the cool wife to Senior Pastor Jermaine Reynolds, adventurous mom to Jermaine II and Madison, pouring into her family, helping to build ministries, and writing books. Within the last year, ChellyRey had to use that strength and poise to defeat Triple Negative Breast Cancer. ChellyRey was an inspiration, coach, and mentor to sisters around the world reaching over 4k women around the globe. Finding her first footing in the business arena, she had grown and evolved into a highly sought-after purpose coach, author, youth ministry trainer and captivating speaker who found motivation in seeing others pay it forward.

Reynolds spent much of her time doing public speaking and trainings for audiences that includes youth retreats/conferences, youth, and young adult leadership coaching, ministry leadership trainings, women, and marriage ministry retreats. She is especially committed to teaching one empowerment capacity building, community development and urban leadership development. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and true Servant leader who wil be deeply missed by all who knew her.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: loving and devoted husband and partner in ministry, Pastor Jermaine Reynolds, I; beloved children, Jermaine, II “2J” and Madison Reynolds; mother, Catherine Hill Cole; father, Mayor Edward “Eddie” Cole; brothers, Alex Cole, Obi Nnaji; sisters, Alicia Cole, Crystal Cole, Trinity Cole, Brittany Waters; and a host of other relatives and numerous friends.

A service of Celebration will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 2:00PM, First Baptist Church of Orlando, 3000 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando with Bishop Kelvin Cobaris, officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date.