Leah Chikumbindi is a visionary nonprofit leader, mentor, and advocate committed to empowering youth through faith-based discipleship and leadership development. As the Founder and Executive Director of Set Apart Global Ministries, Leah leads with purpose and passion, building programs that encourage young people to embrace identity, character, and spiritual resilience grounded in biblical truth.
Originally from Zimbabwe, Leah immigrated to the United States in the mid 1990s. Her spiritual journey deepened in 2004 at a Women of Faith conference in Dallas, where she experienced a life-altering encounter with God’s love a moment that not only brought personal healing but launched her lifelong calling to minister to young girls and families.
In 2007, Leah began holding small neighborhood gatherings called The Princess in Me, creating safe, nurturing spaces for girls to hear the gospel and understand their worth as daughters of the King. Over time, her ministry expanded to mentor teenage and college-age girls with a focus on patience, purity, and purpose. Through transparent storytelling and biblical discipleship, Leah inspired others by sharing how her own struggles became testimony and transformation.
Leah formally launched Girls Set Apart Ministries in 2014 as a Bible-based nonprofit serving girls from elementary through high school. In 2019, she broadened the mission to include boys through the launch of Boys of Valor, leading to the organization’s evolution as Set Apart Global Ministries — serving diverse youth with holistic, character-building programs.
With more than 27 years of experience in children and youth ministry including serving as Associate Director for Children & Families at a church in the Dallas area Leah brings seasoned leadership and compassionate insight to every initiative she champions. She believes deeply that investing in a child transforms entire families and communities.
Leah lives in Princeton, Texas, with her husband. She is a devoted mother, grandmother, and lifelong learner with interests in speaking, writing, and creative pursuits. Leah has been recognized with awards such as Community Organization of the Year (USA Zim Achievers, 2016) and Womenpreneur of the Year (This ’N That Ministry, Dallas, 2019). She is also the author of In the Valley With Jesus.
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