Phillystine Cooper Spinks, a native of Raleigh, NC., is the wife of Bishop Vernon Spinks and First Lady of Praise Temple Apostolic Faith Church in Raleigh, NC. Evangelist Spinks came to Praise Temple in 1976. Since then, she has served in several capacities as an exemplary leader and an example of a virtuous woman. Mrs. Spinks graduated from Rutledge Business College and retired from the State of North Carolina.