When Yvette D. Massey was licensed into the gospel ministry in 1997, she had already earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Clemson University and was ministering as a registered nurse.  However, she sought to minister in a more holistic manner, so she entered the Morehouse School of Religion of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia.  There she was involved in various student organizations, including the Morehouse School of Religion Baptist Fellowship, and the International Society of Theta Phi, a theological honor society of which she soon became president.  She was a Ford Foundation Fellow during her seminary years and in 2000 she graduated with a Master of Divinity.

Reverend Massey has a passion for the people of God, and her mission is ‘To Reach the Outcast for Christ’.  She believes that parish ministry and community ministry go hand in hand.  She has an affiliation with the following organizations: the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma, Theta, Inc., Community Advisory Board Chair for the Center for Cancer Research & Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) at CAU, a member of the Fire Foundation Board, and a Trustee for the UM Children’s home.  She is the recipient of many honors and awards.  She was also selected by the African American Pulpit magazine as one of the twenty outstanding young African American ministers under the age of forty who are playing a major role in helping to shape the future direction of the African American Church.  Her sermon entitled “The Deciding Vote” was published in the magazine in November 2005.

Reverend Massey was previously the Senior Associate Pastor at Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta,  Georgia.  In 2001 she was ordained at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Pendleton, S.C., and in June of 2005, she was ordained an Elder in full connection in the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Reverend Massey served as the Senior Pastor of Warren Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia until October 16, 2010.

On October 17, 2010 Reverend Massey began her appointment as pastor of Red Oak United Methodist Church in Stockbridge, Georgia.