Full Measure:

Wellbeing

Shalom, through pastoral care and the arts.

Thank you for your interest in Full Measure, a ministry formally launched in 2021 by Jennifer Rousseau Cumberbatch. Full Measure’s mission is anchored in Ephesians 4:11-13.

The gifts he (Christ) gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

Jennifer, affectionately called “Pastor jen” has a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health, is an intense student of Christian Scripture and theology, and was ordained to Christian Pastorate by the late Marvin Doolitte, THD, of Agape Word of Faith in 1986, and presently holds her ordination under Bishop L. A. Wilkerson of Agape Christian Ministries.

In addition to 40 years of experience as a Christian pastor/teacher and pastoral counselor, Pastor jen is an experienced actor, vocalist, writer, and a lover of the performance and visual arts. Her Spirit-inspired vision for Full Measure is to converge pastoral counseling, scriptural teaching, and the arts to fortify the connection between body, mind, and spirit, cultivating well-being, shalom (Wholeness).

The three pillars of Full Measure’s ministry are as follows:

1. Scriptural study, teaching, and preaching with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper

In person and via social media. (Please, see “Jennifer Cumberbatch” Facebook timeline for recordings of past Full Measure Sunday Services and Living Rooms, Instagram, and : Youtube Channel, “Full Measure, Pastor jen Cumberbatch.”

Study Series Include: God’s Swag Bag: A Study of Ephesians, What’s The Big Deal About Jesus, The Miraculous Ministry of Jesus, Prayer: Two-Way Communication with God, The Holy Spirit My Comforter, We Are A Covenant People. And more…

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2. Curated Immersive Travel, Exhibit and Concert Events

Peace to the Queen: A photo exhibit by New York-based photographer, Jamel Shabazz, curated by then Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas, Ja’nell Ajani

True Believers: Visit to the Deborah Roberts and Benny Andrews Exhibit at San Antonio’s The McNay Tobin Exhibition Galleries

Old Wounds, Dark Dreams, Charles Gaines, Rodney McMillian, Cauleen Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems, video exhibit, Exhibit curated by Phillip A. Townsend, Ph.D., Lecturer, African and African Diaspora Studies Department The University of Texas at Austin at the Christian Green Gallery ((AGBS), at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas

I’m: Deborah Roberts: Exhibit at The Jones Contemporary Museum Austin-first curated exhibit in world renown, Deborah Robert’s hometown

Trees Walking: paintings by glassmaker and artist, Reji Thomas, at the Neil Cochran House Museum in Austin, Texas

Full Measure/Art Gals Dallas Art Trip (Trip curated by Artist and former Dallas Museum of Art art scholar-in residence, Ginger Geyer): Tour, Discussion and Dinner with husband and wife artists, Letitia and Cedric Huckaby at Kinfolk House, The Huckaby’s Gallery, Community and Artists Engagement Center in Fort Worth, Texas, Tour of the Bonnard’s Worlds exhibit at the Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, worship with the congregation at First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, tour of the Afro Atlantic Histories exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Texas

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Bass Concert Hall, Austin, Texas.

Juneteenth Rodeo: Exhibit of photographs of Black rodeos and their stars, during segregation in the 1970’s by author and photographer, Sarah Bird and tour of the exhibit at Jones Contemporary Museum Tour preceded by fellowship around lunch.

Sonder Summer Group Show, Sydney Yeager, Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas

Wildfire Studio Tour : Artist, Donna Dugone with live concert by Shoddy Posture band.

Full Measure New York City 2024: Trip curated by Pastor jen Cumberbatch to New York City, that included:

Soul of Harlem Walking Tour, by renown author and guide Lawrence L. Henderson including: Tour of the historic Harlem Train Station and lecture on its mosaic Harlem depictions, with bird-eye view and lecture on 125th Street/Lennox Avenue/Malcom X Boulevard from the train station upper platform, Meet up with and lecture by Harlem artist, Paul Deo on his visionary, mural of Black Harlem icons, Planet Harlem, Tour of Harlem Jazz Museum and the Schomburg Center for Research of Black Culture. Visit to hydroponic farm and lecture by Young Farmer Dave of Harlem’s Youth Development and Urban Farming initiative called Harlem Roots, a visit to poet Langston Hughes’ Harlem Home, and an impromptu poetic rendition composed and recited by talented New York poet Shawn Creatie.

Friday Fish Fry in Roosevelt Park, catered by Marcus Stellar of Murray’s Seafood, and The Wiz on Broadway, along with a visit to historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York for Sunday Worship service,

Beyond Van Gogh, Austin, Texas

Patron Saints of a Black Boy, by Winston-Salem artist, Rashaun Rucker, with artist talk by world-renowned artist, and University of Texas professor, Michael Ray Charles, at Idea Lab at Galleries at Black Studies (AG\BS). Exhibit curated by Phillip A. Townsend, Ph.D., Lecturer, African and African Diaspora Studies Department, The University of Texas at Austin. Located on the traditional lands of the Alabama-Coushatta, \Caddo, Carrizo/Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, Tonkawa, and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

In The Thick of It: Nicole Awai, Exhibit curated by Phillip A. Townsend, Ph.D., Lecturer, African and African Diaspora Studies Department, The University of Texas, at the Christian-Green Gallery (AGBS), UT Austin.

Texas Society of Sculptors Summer Show: Moving Forward While Looking Back: Fabric Master-Artist, Suzette Boston’s exhibit on quilted wonders from her collection, including: Miss Audrey, Liberty, and more… Ms. Boston’s work was featured in Virginia Cumberbatch’s article in Essence magazine,

3. Full Measure’s The Gathering: Food, Fellowship, Music, and Making:

Formerly hosted every other month at 2 pm on the last Sunday of the month, with at least one every quarter in the future, The Gathering is a curated event that welcomes the soul to settle down, and relax into authentic fellowship around food and music, soothing the anxious, scattered being by an invitation to participate in artistic creation. The Gathering features an artist/maker and or speakers who lead those gathered into a making activity around a central theme, with musical artists

Near and Far: Christ has brought all together in The Body; Watercolor Painting

The Efficacy of Sabbath, Christian Pastor, Christian Flores, Vocal Artist, Founder of 3rd Drive and Pastor of the Tribe Congregation with Jewish Rabbi Neil Blumofe, of Congregation Aguda Achim, Cantor, Jazz Vocalist, and Jazz Concert Organizer, Wednesday Night Jazz Meeting at Cactus Café and Professor of MDiv and DMin at Austin Presbyterian Seminary, Maker: Culinary artist, Maria Perales who led the gathered into tortilla making, to represent the double portion of manna provided by God on the Sabbath for Israel’s sojourn in the wilderness.

Sacred Shapes by Maker: Painter and glassmaker, Reji Thomas at the Neil Cochran House Museum

Tap, Tap, DANCE: Maker: Tap Dancer (Hoofer-Style) Stephanie Lee. Stephanie, founder of Bryan College Station women’s ministry You Are. She was trained by tap dancer extraordinaire, Savion Glover, who was trained by the late great Gregory Hines, and he by the GOAT Sammie Davis, Jr. Stephanie offered two dances to Texas Singer-Songwriter Lizzie “Take Me to the Water” and to Natasha Bettingfield’s Wild Horses, sung by Jennifer Cumberbatch. led the gathered into her choreographed dance to Hezekiah Walker’s “Every Praise is to Our God.” Featuring Music by The Gathering House Band, and spoken word offerings by Selah Vie and Bavu Blake

Advent Wreath Making by Maker: Artist Margaret Heidrick, presented by artist Katlynn Gurley; Spoken word offerings by, Spoken Word Artists: Selah Vie and Cassidy Cox

Thanksgiving Cake Decorating, Maker: Austin cake artist, Liz Cumberbatch of Sweetniz Cakeshop.

Batik Thanksgiving Table Runners

Makers: Fashion designer Unyime Udosen of U4UDesigns and artist, Akwaeno Udosen, featuring Rap Artist Righteous Jake, Jay Jones

Freedom: A Juneteeth Celebration: G-Talk by pjen, Don’t Be Yoked, Freedom, Grace and Peace. Music by Musical Artist JC and Donna Dugone, Featured Fabric Artist Suzanne Boston, Lecture on The History of the Statue of Liberty, originally the face of a Black woman with broken chains at her ankle, a gift from a French abolitionist to America to celebrate emancipation. Boston displayed her works, including her “Liberty,” the artist's interpretation of Black Lady liberty draped in a flag. Ms. Boston led those gathered in a quilting project featuring “Black lady liberty”. Dr. Nidhi Trehan, former adjunct professor at UT, Austin, and a Fulbright candidate, gave a mini-lecture on the enslavement of Roma people in Europe. And, the gathered enjoyed a screening of the J.R. Cumberbatch/Auffant Production film. The House That Slaves Built. A short film honoring the five enslaved People sold to finance the Neill Cochron House Museum, and the enslaved artisans who built the mansion. The NCHM and the Texas Governor’s Mansion share the same floor plan. Both were designed by masterbuilder Abner Cook, but crafted by enslaved Black artisans.

Full Measure Annual Advent Celebration: A virtual celebration with Readings by Jennifer Cumberbatch, presented by national readers and participants, with the lighting of the Advent candles every night from Sunday, after Thanksgiving, until Christmas Eve.

Community Collaborators and Consultants

Dr. Gena St. David

Dr. Gena St. David a primary advisor/consultant to Full Measure’s pastoral advisory component. St. David is the Director of the Loise Henderson Wessendorff Center for Christian Ministry and Vocation, and Professor of Counselor Education. She is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist trained in systemic therapies, EMDR, trauma and neuroscience, attachment and play therapy, and the Enneagram. In 2013, Gena helped co-found The Human Empathy Project, a nonprofit in Austin that exists to foster empathic connection with members of faith and LGBTQ communities. She is the author of several articles and chapters on the intersection of spiritual, religious, and ethical values in counseling. St. David is the author of Brain and Spirit, a book that applies neuroscience to Christian theology. Dr. St. David and her family attend Vox Veniae church in East Austin.

BA, The University of Texas at Austin
MA, George Fox University, Portland, Oregon
PhD, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX

Note: Cumberbatch is on the advisory Committee for Counseling Education at Austin’s Seminary of the South West

Donna Dugone

Donna is a life-long friend of Pastor jen and Full Measure. They met in 1993 and have collaborated on music since. Donna is a member of an incredible musical family. In 2000 she and Pastor jen set to music the one-woman-show, R3: Real Life, Real Women, Real Stories. Cumberbatch shares the stories of 8 different women, curated from real women, with songs that elaborate on their impactful lives. Donna is the Music Director of Full Measure’s The Gathering, and continues to collaborate with Full Measure regularly. Dugone is also a visual artist and hosts studio tours for her Wildfire studio at her family’s multi-acre ranch.

J. T Cox

J.T, is Master guitarist qho delights listener and bring the Spirit into his soulful renditions. He has been a friend to Full Measure for over 30 years and is the lead guitarist for the G-Band, The Gathering’s musicians.

Agape Christian Ministries: Bishop L. A. Wilkerson: Agape is a multicultural non-denominational congregation, led by Bishop Lawrence A. Wilkerson. Located in Round Rock, Texas, ACM’s motto is “Impacting our generation with the love of God.” ACM is a modern iteration of the historic Black-Church experience, offering Christ-centered spiritual grounding and growth through preaching and teaching. ACM also serves the congregation and the larger community with healthcare and education initiatives, civil rights education, pastoral care, benevolent care of the marginalized, relationship enrichment, and a range of youth-nuturing programs. Pastor Jennifer Cumberbatch, brought her ordination, preaching teaching and pastoral counseling skills from Agape Word of Faith, led by the late Pastor Marvin Dolittle to Agape Christian Ministries and served as pastor of Compassion Ministries (pastoral counseling, berevement, and benevolence) at ACM for 16 years. ACM is where she now holds her ordination. Bishop Wilkerson is an advisor to Full Measure, and ACM members are participants in Full Measure offerings, and ACM refers many members to Full Measure for Pastoral counseling.

Pastor Jake University Austin, Center for Faith and Belonging, VP of Faith Identity and Culture. Full Measure was first introduced to Pastor Boessling, when Cumberbatch was part of a presentation team that worked with the university to aculturate the mindset, and develop strategies, and spaces for belonging for the university’s diverse community. Since, this first introduction Full Measure has been welcomed into Concordia’s center for Faith and Belonging for Full Measure’s The Gathering, and Pastor jen has been invited to speak at one of the univesity’s community-outreach events and to speak to Concordia’s, students, staff, and faculty, in the Center for Faith and Belonging, on Justice. Most recently Full Measur was invited to use the center for The Gathering: Juneteeth Freedom Celebration, featuring fabric artist, Suzanne Boston. Full Measure is looking to partner with the center in the future,

Pam Bryant and Diane Williams and Walking by Faith Ministry: Both formerly incarcerated women, have participated with other organizations and now developed a thriving ministry that serves the greater Austin area’s, unsheltered, formerly incarcerated community members, with food, clothing, peer-counseling, restorative justice and meeting other needs that arise in real-time. Both are fierce advocates for the unsheltered and the formerly incarcerated having testified in State and National legislative bodies for prison reform and restorative justice initiatives. Williams and Bryant contribute financially to Full Measure, are participants in Full Measure offerings, team members for The Gathering and advisors to Full Measure on better serving the Austin population the so ably serve. Full Measure has taken referrals from Walking By Faith for pastoral counseling. Full Measure hopes to strengthen its relationship with this ministry, serving as a provider for mental health support to the people Walking by Faith Serves.

Chrisitan Flores: Flores is a friend to Full Measure and a presenter and participant in Full Measure’s The Gathering. Christian Ray Flores leads Tribe, a church community in Austin, TX, and is co-founder of Third Drive – venture development company. He has a Master’s degree in Economics, speaks four languages, and has lived on four continents. Christian has inspired audiences as an international recording artist, award-winning producer, and speaker. He has led churches in Russia, Ukraine, and the US and has dedicated much effort to serve the poor in Eurasia, Latin America and Africa. Christian is married to Deb de Flores and has three daughters – Diana, Violetta and Isabella.Christian is a coach, filmmaker, and performing artist, and advises Full Measure’s Cumberbatch on the arts, from a more global perspective. An immigrant, and former child-refugee, having lived in Uganda, Chile, and Russia, Full Measure draws on Flores’ writings, and friendship to glean how Full Measure can better serve Greater Austin’s marginalized immigrant/refugee community members, relies on Flores knowledge of the arts, particularly film. Full Measure’s muscians have been invited to minister in music at Tribe.

Inter Faith Action Central Texas; SimoenT. Flowers, ED: Ful Measure has collaborated with Flowers and IACT are partners with Full Measure on serving its targeted community. Cumberbatch is an IACT board member. IACT cultivates peace and respect through interfaith dialogue, service, and celebration. Full Measure was included in IACT’s 2025 Passport Program. The program invites participants to travel to houses of worship and the various community celebrations of many different faith traditions. Twelve opportunities to visit different congregations and four separate opportunities to attend community celebrations are offered throughout the year. Those who attend will earn a stamp in their IACT Passport book for each visit. Those who attend will earn a stamp in their iACT Passport book for each visit. IACT’s hope is that exposure and interaction amongst people of diverse faith traditions, cultures, and institutions will help build a deeper understanding and appreciation for all of our neighbors in communities across Austin. IACT also host, red bench discussion for the community on topics relevant to its mission, and IACT’s hands on housing makes repairs that keep elderly and ably challenged Austines in their homes. IACT’s mission resonates deeply with Full Measure’s' and our collaboration expands Full Measure’s reach into multiple marginalized communities.

IACT, staff, and Passport participants. joined. Full Measure for The Gathering: Juneeteenth Freedom Celebration 2025.

And, IACT hosted Full Measure participants, and other community member in their new facilities, to hear from members of international group called The Inclusivity Project to help gain understanding aboutthe caste-system, work-descent discrimination and its global impact. This presentation was arranged by Dr. Nidhi Trehan (see below) and helped the audience make the connection to the American Civil Rights Movement and the experiences of marginalized people globally. Presenters were from marginalized communities in India, Cameroon, and Romania.

About Flowers: I was a full-time volunteer at iACT for the Fall of 2005 and then joined the staff of iACT in January, 2006. It was like it is now, a spiritual experience. Knowing that you are working for something greater than you! Every day we touch lives, we change lives, simply by reaching out and connecting with people letting them know how important they are and how much they matter. Knowing that with each connection, we are closer to understanding others, and making one more step to a peaceful place. In 5 years’ time, Austin will have 30 Red Benches in highly visible places all over Austin. Hands on Housing will be repairing homes in outlying counties, and our Refugee Program activities will be replicated in many cities serving Refugees.

Pastor Joseph C. Parker: Parker has been a long time advisor and example for Full Measure, a pastor, scholar, Community Leader, .and civil rights champion. The Senior Pastor of David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Austin, Texas Pastor Parker has engaged Full Measure for teaching, seminars, and pastoral care for David Chapel parishners, since its inception. He has served the David Chapel congregation for 30 years. He earned a B.A. from Morehouse College in 1974, an M.P.A. from the University of Georgia in 1976, a J.D. from the University of Texas in 1982, an M.Div. magna cum laude from Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary in 1997, and a D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2003. Parker’s previous work experience includes serving as an instructor of advanced civil litigation in trial advocacy at the University of Texas and as chief of litigation with the State Bar of Texas. Parker has longevity in his concern and efforts to serve marginalized communities in Central Texas and beyond. His parents were founding members of the Montgomery Improvement Association, that fostered successful desegregation of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system with the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. His father, was a classmate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and, recommended Dr. King to his first pastorate at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Parker has served on the Chestnut Neighborhood Planning and Citizens Bond advisory committees with the City of Austin, the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel board of preachers at Morehouse College and as the first African American president of the Austin Bar Association, among other organizations. He also served as the first alumnus and African American chair of Truett Seminary’s board of advisors

Parker has been awarded the Heman Marion Sweatt Civil Rights Legacy Award and the Community Leadership Award from the University of Texas, the Founder’s Award from Austin’s NAACP, the Trail Blazers Award from the State Bar of Texas and the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year from George W. Truett Theological Seminary, among other honors. The Austin Bar Association named the Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award in honor of his work championing the equal, ethical, and fair treatment of all people.

Martin Jones: Executive Director of Austin Film Society, has acted as a consultant to Full Measure on the arts, component of our mission, specifically around film and filmmaking and how to negotiate this space. He has offered opportunities to participate in offerings of the film society, that foster connecion and opportunities for marginalized communities, and opportunites for coaching around creative development.

Martin Jones is a 2x Emmy® Award nominated producer, creative innovator and executive who specializes in producing and directing diverse teams of talented artists and technicians to create memorable, and entertaining multimedia content. He is the Head of Austin Studios which is operated by the Austin Film Society, one of the nation’s leading media nonprofits.

Before relocating to Austin, Jones was CEO for MetroEast Community Media which empowers members of the public to receive training and access to cable television, and digital technology. I produced national commercials for major global brands like Jeep, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Turner Networks (tbs), Grolsch Beer, and Kmart.

Specialties: Creating and managing diverse teams of specialized talent. Development of creative ideas into finished projects and marketing solutions. I have a 360 degree hands on understanding of connecting with consumers and fans with major brands, and community organizations.

Auffant Films, Gabriel Auffant

Gabriel Auffant is a briliantly gifted and generous director, writer and producer. Cumberbatch was introduced to his brilliance when she was cast in his humorous look at the marginalized “unhoused” or “homeless community that is poliferating all over the nation. They continued there work together when Gabriel and his late mother beautifully brought together Cumberbatch vision to honor the five slaves sold to finance the construction of Austin’s antebellum mansion, the Neill-Cochran house and the enslaved Black artesans who build the mansion in the short-film, “The House that Slaves Built.” Auffant’s late costume designer, Terri Auffant was equally brilliant, and masterful in her esquisite costume design. Auffant continues to consult and guide Full Measure on script development, films and filmaking and it on our list be a presenting artist for Full Measure’s The Gathering.

Gabriel Auffant Dr. Nidhi Trehan: Fulbright candidate and former teaching fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs, is a participant, presenter, collaborator, and consultant to Full Measure. Dr. Trehan has introduced the Full Measure Community and its collaborators to leaders of The Inclusion Project (TIP), from India, Cameroon, and Romania, who are educating and supporting members of global communities marginalized and discriminated against based on restrictive caste and work-descent ideologies. Trehan’s collaboration has helped Full Measure understand Austin’s marginalized community in a globe context without people who are marginalize. Much of her work is among the Roma people, who like Black Americans experienced enslavement, theirs in Romania. She gave a mini-lecture on the topic at The Gathering: Freedom Celebration.

J.R. Cumberbatch Productions

Cumberbatch has been on a 12 year quest to develop resources that honor the contributions that Black Austinites and African Americans have made to the Austin and American landscape. Her offerings seek to present hard historical truths in an artistic manner that enrichs cross-cultural-ethinc audiences, but fails to trigger fight-flight responses.

2012 Austin actor extraordinare, Carla Nicherson Adam joined Cumberbatch in the company’s staging of Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First One Hundred Years

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In 2020 the Company in collaboration with artist, Ginger Geyer created several offerings as a part of “If These Walls Could Talk” a full house installation of Geyers art and several shows created and performed by Cumberbatch to honor the lives and stories of the Black people associated with the museum.

The Introductory Video: If These Walls Could Talk:Chlora and Ruby Virginia Visit the Neill- Cochran House Museum written and directed by Cumberbatch and filmed and edited by award winnng videographer and film maker, Funmi Ogunro.

The House That Slaves Built a J.R. Cumberbatch-Auffant Films Production

Rise and Shine: a monologue written and performed by Cumberbatch with the ITWCT band and tap-dancer Matthew

Oratory Sunday: A fictitious conversation between Black Austin pioneer, and leader Rev. Jacob Fontaine, and Henry Rose (The great-grandfather of Mary Cochran Bohls, who is the oldest living former resident of the NCHMuseum)

The Jacob Fontaine Community Service Award given to the late Rev. GV Clarke (Civil Rights., Community leader, Pioneer, Community revitalizations, visonary and moderator of the St. John Missionary Baptist Association from 1972-his death in 2021, and the late Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, for 50 years, founded by Rev. Jacob Fontaine. The award ceremony coincedes with Rev. Clarke’s 50th anniversary at Mount Zion.

Shoe Box Community Bus Tour: A Historic exploration of the Gold Dollar Building/Wheatville, NCHM, Quarters, Shoal Creek, The Governor Pease Mansion, and Clarkesville

Coretta Scott King Monologue: An adaptation by and performance by Cumberbatch of the Book, by Dr. King, “Stride Toward Freedom from Corretta Scott Kings perspective a story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Malindy Awards: Using Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s lyrical and humorous poem about a Black female vocalist extraordinaire, Malindy, who embodies all the great Black women, who have shared their voices with the world. The Malindy award honored 6 Austin vocalist who uplift the Austin community with their voices. Sara Hickman, Courtney Santana, the late Austin jazz and gospel pioneer and Genieva Rawlins and Austin’s jazz queen, founder of Women in Jazz, Pamela Hart. The honorees received a mini-replica of Ginger’s Geyer’s porcelain replica of Aretha Franklins’ Big-bowed hat she wore at former president Barack Obama’s innaugruation, and sang, “My Country T’is of Theet.Geyers original piece, a part of the if These Walls Could Talk exhibit was entitled, Make America Sing Again. Cumberbatch composed a song of the same title for ITWCT’s finale. The honorees were also given $500 as part of their award.

Neill-Cochran Museum: ED, Rowena Dasch, and Staff, beginning with the catalytic Geyer-Cumberbatch, 2020, If These Walls Could Talk, (see:https://www.nchmuseum.org/if-these-walls-could-talk show, NCHM now collaborates with Full Measure for the Gathering, by providing space at a reduced fee and staff support for the even. NCHM has the only remaining former quarters for enslaved Black people in Austin, and has expanded its identity and programming to elevate the stories and contributions of Black enslaved people and their descendants.

Civil Rights Tour Leadership Committee Deacon Victoria Mason, Paul Sarahan, an Episcopal Church Outreach for tours of the Civil Rights Movement to Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, Alabama, Tulsa, and Mississippi, to engender connection and understanding of the movement with community engagement in Austin around justice and equity.

JustSisters and Dream Together 20230: Denise Nance Pierce: Attorney, and Minister Denise Pierce is Full Measure’s connection to these two bridge-building transformative initiatives that build bridges between margialized and unmarginalized members of the Greater Austin Community.

Whether from her law office, in a board room, or from a pulpit, Denise equips people to make sound decisions. An attorney for 30 years, she advises public school board members and administrators about all aspects of school operations including governance, finance, personnel, students, open government, and curriculum. Denise serves the Austin community through her role as an Associate Minister at the Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church and as a board member for the Austin Seminary and for the Kingdom Capital Network. She has served previously on the boards of the Austin Area Urban League and the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation. Denise is newly passionate about JustSisters, a coalition of Christian women seeking justice in America. Married to Darrell W. Pierce for 30 years, Denise has raised three daughters - a Texas Aggie, a Baylor Bear and a Georgia Tech YellowJacket. Denise enjoys quiet time, great conversations, and live music.Whether from her law office, in a board room, or from a pulpit, Denise equips people to make sound decisions. An attorney for 30 years, she advises public school board members and administrators about all aspects of school operations including governance, finance, personnel, students, open government, and curriculum. Denise serves the Austin community through her role as an Associate Minister at the Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church and as a board member for the Austin Seminary and for the Kingdom Capital Network. She has served previously on the boards of the Austin Area Urban League and the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation. Denise is newly passionate about JustSisters, a coalition of Christian women seeking justice in America. Married to Darrell W. Pierce for 30 years, Denise has raised three daughters - a Texas Aggie, a Baylor Bear and a Georgia Tech YellowJacket. Denise enjoys quiet time, great conversations, and live music. (See https://www.dreamtogether2030.com/)

Pastor John McCormick: Lead Pastor at Crosswork Christian Center, a trusted community leader who engages Full Measure to do seminars, teachings, and mental health enrichment for parishioners.

Rev. John F. McCormick, a native of Lubbock, Texas, is the founding pastor of CrossWork Christian Center, where he was appointed in November 2009.

Prior to accepting God’s call to plant a new church, he served as the pastor of Wesley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgetown, Texas, for five years.

Rev. McCormick answered the call to the ministry in 2002 and was ordained by the Southwest Texas Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in October 2004. 

Prior to his ordination, Rev. McCormick served as an associate minister at Grant A.M.E. Worship Center in Austin, Texas, where he taught a men’s class and was a ministerial consultant to the men’s ministry.

Pastor John is a strong encourager and believes in empowerment. Within the ministry and out in the world, he has inspired countless individuals to reach their potential and seek education beyond high school and college, including graduate degrees.

He believes strongly in family and spends his free time on family activities with his wife Erica and daughter Erin.

Pastor McCormick is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law. He also graduated from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Ministerial Practice.

RichesArt Studio/Richard .Samuel: Samuel was invited to be the inaugural maker/guest artist at Full Measure’s The Gathering. He is the only Black owner of a Black Art Gallery in Austin. The Studio gives a plethera of artists of Color space and opportunity to display and promote their work. RichesArt Studio is a nexus point for young Austinites from multiple ethnic-cultural backgrounds for lively, engaging events centered around the visual arts. Samuel is a gifted artist specializing in watercolors, and brings his own, Jean-Michel Basquiat-like style to the medium. Cumberbatch has collaborated with Samuel one of his studio’s early Black History evens and and later an exhibit of his work. In celebration of Black History Month in 2023, CapMetro commissioned Austin artist Richard Samuel to design a bus wrap. Samuels is a on a short list to be a maker for Full Measure’s The Gathering in the near future.

Rudy Green and Joyce Christian: Namesake of the Christian Green Gallery at the University of Texas at Austin. Worldwide collectors of Black and African Diaspora Art. The Chrisitan-Greens have participated in the Gathering, A Full Measure art tour to viist artist Huckabee’s Kinfolk Museum in Green’s hometown, Fortworth, Texas. The Green-Christian duo are generous donors to J.R. Cumberbatch Production and and have donated to Full Measure’s, The Gathering. The couple provides sound consultation o verious art experiences, and gives helps nd Full Measure access what art and artist would align with their mission, as presenters an recipients of Full Measure’s support.

Laura Swann: LCDC, author of Men and Their Emotions…It’s A Thing, is an Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselor in Austin, TX. Full Measure refers participants to Swann for consultation on addiction issues. Swann is a member of the Seminary of the Southwest (SSW) Counseling Education Advisory Committee.

Virginia A. Cumberbatch: Equity Educator and Consultant, Co-founder of Rosa Rebellion (see: https://www.instagram.com/rosarebellion/?hl=en) the now-inactive production company for creative activism. Virginia is co-author of As We Saw It: The Story of Integration and the University of Texas at Austin. Full Measure was a mental health supporter for Rosa Rebellion’s Rebel and Rest a retreat for activists sponsored by Lululemon. V. Cumberbatch serves as a staunch supporter and donor to Full Measure and acts as a consultant on issues of justice and equity for Austin’s marginalized communities.

Ginger Geyer: A World Renown artist, Geyer is an Art consultant to Full Measure and collaborator with Jen Cumberbatch (J.R. Cumberbatch Productions) on “If These Walls Could Talk at the Neill Cochran House Museum. (See: https://www.nchmuseum.org/if-these-walls-could-talk https://www.fox7austin.com/video/652597) Austin artist Ginger Henry Geyer is known for her quixotic porcelains, detailed hand-built sculptures that explore art history, vintage culture, and theology. These are often accompanied by poignant and humorous stories on her website. Recently she has developed a related body of work in collage murals made from children’s books and wallpaper, exploring a lifelong interest in words connected to imagery. Ginger grew up in Arkansas and has been an Austin resident since 1988. She earned BFA and MFA degrees from SMU and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry at the Seminary of the Southwest. She has taught there and was Artist-in-Residence in 2022-2023. Her previous careers have been in art museum planning and collections management, and in art programming for a retreat center. She has an extensive record of exhibitions, publications, and speaking engagements. Valley House Gallery of Dallas represents her work. Geyer will be a maker for Full Measure’s The Gathering in 2025.

Shuronda Robinson/Adisa Communications: Full Measure participated in Adisa Communications, After Hours, as a mental health supporter for 2021 panel of adviors own mental heath and coping, during COVID and it near-aftermath. Is it over yet???…A discussion about grief, mental health, and loss in 2021. Robinson acts as a consultant to Full Measure on communications and promotion issues. (see https://www.makingthingsclear.com/)Adisa, per Cumberbatch’s invitation, was the PR firm for Geyer-Cumberbatch’s, ITWCT show at the NCHouse Museum, 2020. Shuronda Robinson is a communications and media professional who has spent more than 30 years building and leading million-dollar organizations. She is a fourth-generation entrepreneur whose family operates an African American weekly newspaper in Houston. There, she cultivated a passion for communications and the power of storytelling. In 1995 Shuronda founded Adisa Communications. The award-winning firm has garnered a reputation for creative professionalism by providing a full spectrum of public involvement and communications services. In 2009, she launched a coaching practice focused on helping women entrepreneurs create the lives of their dreams. In 2023, Shuronda became the first African American CEO of Austin Woman Magazine. This 20-year-old publication is deeply respected in the Austin community. And Robinson with Pam Owens, Meme Styles and Terri Mitchell is a founding member of The Black Collective and the Black Fund.

Black Fund, Black Leaders Collective, The Black Fund Since its inception in 2020, The Black Fund has been a beacon of hope and change, granting $855,000 to 46 Black-led and Black-serving organizations. These funds have catalyzed critical work within our community, fostering growth and empowerment.Terry P. Mitchell, Meme Styles, Shuronda Robinson, Pam Owens are founding members of both organizations and collaborate with Full Measure’s Pastor jen Cumberbatch for information exchanges, mutual consultation and support. (See https://www.blackleaderscollectiveatx.com/)

Burgenoning Collaborators

Suzanne Boston:

Fabric Artist/quilter. Feature Artist at the Gathering, Exhibition at Georgetown Library Summer Series. Mutual Consultation with Full Measure on future exhibits.

Moyo Oyelola:

Full Measure supports this young extraordinarily gifted young artist. He and his consultant business partner/spouse Anna Williams Oyelola have been participants in Full Measure’s The Gathering. Moyo Oyelola is a local Nigerian-American creative artist living in Austin for 24 years. Oyelola is a holistic artist combining photography, construction and activism. All his passions are on display in his east Austin studio.

Oyelola’s essence captivates viewers and visitors, He is prolific in his work. Oyelola’s projects, include Open Chair ATX. The project captures intimate portraits illustrating the resolve of Black Austin, an invitation to accredit and vocalize in all circumstances. The chairs in the exhibit represent a welcoming platform to sit in with, express, and join the minority experience within the East Austin community. Instead of Oyelola seeks justice by fostering specific conversations with a specific demographic. .

He partnered with Austin Community College where the artist was presented a grant for Open Chair, which ACC will highlight during a National Day of Healing and he collaboration with The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, dedicated to African-American historical preservation, where he has prepared a project called The African American Presence in Central Texas, which relies on the ominous power of shadows. Moyo Oyelola is a Creative Director and multimedia artist whose work bridges storytelling, cultural memory, and immersive experience. He collaborates with brands like Cècred to craft identities that are both emotionally resonant and visually bold—leading projects across brand films, campaigns, photography, and environmental design.

Born in Nigeria and raised in Austin, Moyo's perspective is shaped by navigating the space between pan-African and Western identities. His creative practice blends real, intimate interactions with broader cultural narratives, resulting in work that lives across media: from editorial and music videos to public art installations and community activations.

At the heart of his work is a commitment to helping people feel seen—whether through brand storytelling or socially rooted art. Moyo’s Lates fait accompli is serving as artistic director for Beyonce Knowles Carter’s launch Cecred her new hair products line

Rejina (Reji) Thomas is an American glass artist who has thrived as a painter and artistic community advocate. In 1995 Thomas reproduced the intricate glass work for the restoration of the Texas Capitol building. She was commissioned by the State of Texas to create gifts for the President of Mexico and Queen Elizabeth of England.[1] IBM and 3M are among the corporations that have commissioned her engraved and etched-glass awards.[2] Her artwork has been collected by Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, B.B. King, and Steven Spielberg. Thomas is the founder of Graphic Glass Studios Inc. and the Pine Street Station.[3][4]. Reji is a pioneer in Austin’s art scene. She was a maker/presenter for Full Measure’s The Gathering leading the gahered in “Sacred Shapes", making. Full Measure Gathered attended Thomas’ exhibit at the Neil-Cochran House Museum, "Signs and Symbols: The Trees are Talking. We hope to continue to support Ms. thomas and collaborate with her

Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby and Kinfolk House Artist, collaborator Ginger Geyer introducted Full Measure to Kinfolk House and the Huckabys in Fortworth, Texas, Kinfolk is a community gathering place and art space curated by the Huckabys, from Sedrick Huckaby’s grandmother’s property. He studied art at Texas Wesleyan University before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University in 1997 and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 1999.[4] He has lectured on the Grant Hill Collection of African American Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, and through The Artist's Eye series at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.[5] He is currently an associate professor of painting in the Department of Art and Art History at UT Arlington, where he has been teaching since 2009. He is married to artist Letitia Huckaby and has three children.

Carita Letitia Huckaby (née Jenkins, born 1972) is an American photographer who creates multimedia artwork combining photography and textiles to depict both family narratives and African American history.Before beginning her career as an artist, Huckaby's journey with the arts began in the form of ballet. She was selected to take part in the Oklahoma Summers Arts Institute in 1988 and 1989, where she studied modern dance at Quarts Mountain under the tutelage of Pat Catterson. This is where she was first exposed to photography as an art form, and she was instantly enamored with it. Her parents were less enthused about her prospective career in photography, so she studied journalism with a focusLetitia Huckaby (b. 1972) presents her new silhouette and photo series, The Descendants, responding to the recent discovery and excavation of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship, from Alabama’s Mobile River. The series will be joined by Huckaby’s multipart artwork Under Two Greenwoods, featuring autobiographical photo-textiles that reference sites of the Tulsa Massacre as well as the artist’s family origins in Greenwood

Nancy Rebal: Artist Collaborator, Ginger Geyer connected Full Measure with Rebal. Rebal introduced Full Measure to the GW Jackson Multicultural Society, whose mission is to collect and preserve recent and historic contributions to the Corsicana community Full Measure’s Cumberbatch has been on the quest for a number of years, and developed multiple resources to honor those African Americans that have contributed to the Austin Community (see Cumberbatch’s dramatic/Musical “Rise and Shine” a presentation of “If These Walls Could Talk, 2020, that honored the five enslaved Black People sold to finance the construction of Austin’s Neill Cochran House Museum and the artisans that built it and the Governor’s Mansion. 100- year- old Black Wesley Chapel in Corsicana has received a National Park Service designation as an historic site. Following the precedent set by Black artist, Evan Spencer, a professor at Rhode Island School of Design (Of particular interest to Cumberbatch, as she recieved an AB in Psychology for nearby Brown University and took classes at RISD), Evan created the 1st bronze of a Black person in Corsican, Professor GW Jackson. GW Jackson the principal the first school for Black students there. Full Measure recently acted as a liason between Rebal and Black architects in the projects search for Black architects who can help take the lead in the restoration of Wesey Chapel, a historic 100-year old Black meeting house, community center and repository for GW Jackson’s artifacts

Rebal invited Measure to tour artists’ studios in the city for artists in residence, and special artistic exhibits films and events in Corsicana. for future collaboration. and films for our participants

Stephanie LangFunmi Ogunro: Both women are passionate storyteller who for years have mind the historic Black legacy of Austin, including their own family legacies. Their latest collaboration is RISE Documentary: A Documentary on Austin’s Black Freedom Communities. Lang and Ugunro collaborated with us on If These Walls Could Talk. Full Measure will support their would and hopes to collaborate with them in the future.