Dorise is aspiring to become the greatest renown female African American Poet in the world.  She was licensed as a minister of the gospel on  Oct, 1998 in Austin, Texas by Pastor Oscar B. Howard.

Dorise is a multi-talented artist including motivational speaker, praise/worship leader, teacher, singer, dancer and writer.  She attended Austin Community College in Austin, Texas to receive her Associates in Business and is presently continuing her education at American Intercontinental University in Atlanta, Georgia.  After graduation in 2009 she will continue her education pursuing her MA and eventually her PHd. 

 Doris A. Finney born on November 25, 1963 in Fort Worth, Texas:   During the 1960’s through the 1980’s Dorise spent much of her years moving from Texas to California to San Francisco to Saginaw Michigan and back to California. Dorise was molested at the age of 2 which continued until she was 14 by her step-father who later died a horrible death. 

During a summer stay with her biological father at age 8 she was physically abused by her step-mother who, rapped and gagged her, tied her feet and hands and would lock her in closets.  This would cause psychological damage over the years resulting in bad relationships, drug addition and a promiscuous lifestyle, until…….

She found Christ at age 18 while attending Ephesians Church of God in Christ in Los Angelas California, pastored by Elmer Cleveland Jr. who Dorise greately loved and respected. He was responsible for teaching her the way of God more perfectly.  After receiving prophesies by many that she would be great one day, and that God was going to use her in the last days her course was set.  


George Jack McDonald, the Youth Pastor of Ephesians COGIC, played a vital role in the course of her life.  Through his help and devoted love Dorise began preaching , street witnessing and ministring by way of radio.

Over the years Dorise began to yearn to do more for God and as life toils overtook her she began writing for comfort to ease her past pains; this is when she realized poetry was her voice of relief she began to receive her healing through writing.

Dorise married in 90”s while she was a Social Worker for the State of Texas; moving from Arlington Texas, to Austin she and began her Christian ministry as Senior Pastor of Open Heart Christian Center (OHCC).  She and her husband preaching every Sunday.

Overcoming her life adversity Dorise is now considered as one of our great encouragers and profound poets of the 21st century.  Dorise Dixon became an author in April 2007 when she published her first book, Life Poems 144 powerful poems.  “A Single Independent Woman” and “The Love I thought I Found”, these two poems included in Life Poems were nominated as poems of the year in 2004 and 2005.

Dorise second book Sitting Solitary 186 eye wakening poems was published on December 23, 2008 a spiritual awakening second book of poems.  Dorise 3^rd book will be published in 2009.

The photo above is a picture of Dorise's grandfather AC Specks holding his granddaughter as an infant child.

The above photo was taken at Glen Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas where Dorise was in the third grade around the age of eight or nine.

Dorise have three beautiful children
Jemiah Jackess Finney
Sarah Joshlyn Finney
Gerald Paul Hamilton