Collections By Michelle Brown

Rev. Dr. Selma Massey was reared on the west side of Detroit as a Christian Scientist. It taught her a great deal including a mindset to think of God first. When her mother discovered Massey was gay, she rebuked and rejected her. That rejection ripped her to her core. After graduating from High School, she attended the University of Detroit Mercy receiving her bachelor’s in sociology and master’s degrees in Student Personnel Work. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in two and a half years because she didn’t know it couldn’t be done. Massey went on to earn a doctorate degree in education from Western Michigan University. She then began to work in the mental health and corrections fields. While the work had its rewards, it eventually lost its appeal. In 1966 she left that profession to learn more about God.. While serving as assistant pastor of Full Truth Fellowship of Christ Church, she began to envision having her own ministry, Whosoever Ministry has had several homes - at the YWCA build