Cherie Denna’s messages empower audiences to illuminate the shadowy, often stigmatized pages of their stories with the power of truth. She wears many hats as a wife, author, speaker, memoir coach, and women’s pastor.
Her debut book, Beloved Outcast: The Quest for True Belonging, soared to become an Amazon best-seller and earned prestigious accolades in Christian literature, including the 2024 Christian Market Book of the Year, 2024 Golden Scrolls Memoir of the Year, a 2025 Christian Indie Award, and placed as a finalist in the 2025 Selah Awards.


A dedicated member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Cherie brings over two decades of ministry experience to her work. Beyond her literary achievements, Cherie is a certified relapse prevention counselor, co-founded Thunder Road Biker Church, and served for several years as the Women’s Conference Director for the Evangelical Covenant Church at Mission Springs Conference Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Cherie’s journey to finding love again was a poignant one, waiting eighteen years before meeting her purpose-mate husband nine years ago. Together, they cherish their blended family, which includes two grown daughters and a beloved grandson. Cherie enjoys frothed coffee dates with Jesus, rejuvenating seahabilitation, capturing the perfect golden hour shot, and RV-Jeep adventures.
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