Martha Sconiers Featherston was born in Bellwood, Alabama, on July 18, 1932, along with twin sister Mamie, to their proud parents, Deacon Rubin and Avie Lee Sconiers. She was the third of six children.
Martha was reared in a very spiritual upbringing where she spent her childhood in Panama City, Florida. At the young age of twelve, Martha accepted Christ as her personal savior at the Antioch Church of God in Christ (COGIC), founded by her father. From the inception of her salvation, Martha has been active in church activities. Singing is one of Martha’s God-given talents which led her to receive an award from the T.S.S. Festival Cruise ship.
After graduating high school in 1952, Martha and her twin sister Mamie moved to Newark, New Jersey, to attend Nursing School, where she received a Practical Nursing Certificate from Wayne Nursing School in 1955. She later relocated to San Diego where she continued her education and received her Associate of Arts Degree in Merchandising Management from San Diego City College and her Real Estate Broker’s License from Anthony’s Real Estate School.
One of Martha Featherston’s greatest life achievements took place on Friday evening, April 6, 1984, the Inter-Faith Prayer Fellowship which she founded, had its installation service. This service was held at Jackson Memorial COGIC, and at this glorious and unforgettable occasion, women from 34 churches representing Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Pentecostal and Seven-Day Adventist were installed. God placed His stamp of approval on this ministry by healing, saving, delivering, and filling with the Holy Ghost. The hundreds that were in attendance from all over Southern California were blessed and inspired.
God blessed her to have found and married her soulmate Deacon Kenneth Featherston on July 12, 1958, until the untimely transition of Deacon Kenneth on February 6th, 2016. They had a wonderful union for 58 years.
One of Martha Featherston’s final requests was for us to share her most precious moments of accomplishments. Mother Featherston had the privilege to host the Late Bishop Mason, the Founder of the Church of God in Christ, in the Sconiers family home in the 1940’s. A second life accomplishment was meeting the Late Billy Graham and praying at his crusade in 2003, here in San Diego, on two occasions. And lastly, The Inter-Faith Prayer group founded by Mother Featherston is the first Black prayer group to be placed in the Achieves at San Diego State University.
Martha Featherston entered into glory on January 10, 2024.
She was blessed to have traveled to nearly 40 countries world-wide, but here are her most favorite places of travel; London, England, Seoul, Korea, Australia, Jerusalem, China, Canada, Kenya, Japan, and New Zealand.
