Sheila Self

Sheila and Gary Self are founders of The Cross Ministries.

In December 2012, Sheila had a supernatural encounter with the Lord; feeling the presence of God, she was set free from sins, delivered from bondage, and received anointing; it was there she had an open vision, and God gave her a new heart filled with love for people. 

 In 2014, she had another open vision of a sign that read: The Cross is where it all began.

After her encounter with the Lord in 2012, shortly after, the Lord started teaching her about deliverance through dreams and visions.

He spoke to her heart and told her that she would have a ministry, which would consist of casting out demons and healing.

In January 2015, she started volunteering at a women's home in Cullman, and it was there the Lord created a hunger in her to learn more.

The Lord opened a door for her to go minister at the Cullman County Jail, which led to begin a journey of 5 years of teaching and mentoring inside the jail system, and it is there that God molded her into teaching His Word.

In January 2017, Sheila and Gary felt led to open one of their rental properties for a woman’s home named The Grace House. The next 6 years were spent mentoring and counseling women to find inner healing and deliverance from addiction.

In 2021, she graduated from the Transformation Ministry School in Birmingham, AL, and for two years, she also hosted the Cullman Campus for Transformation Ministries.

She also completed 24 hours of training Level 1 & 2 Armed and Dangerous Spiritual Warfare Training with Pastor Henry Schaffer of South Carolina.

She is now serving as Executive Director of The Cross Ministries, where she Biblically counsels those searching for freedom.

It has been a long, hard journey, but it has been worth it. They are both so thankful to God for the transforming work he is doing in their lives. 

All praise, honor, and glory to Jesus Christ our Savior.