She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and was appointed Pastor of Mount Pisgah CME Church - Baltimore, Maryland in August of 2017. In August of 2021, Rev. DeGrafenreid was appointed by Bishop James B. Walker as the first female Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia District.
The mission of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is to be disciples of Jesus the Christ by serving individuals, communities and the world as the representative, loving presence of God and as witnesses to God’s salvation and grace.