Mother Annabelle Bowen currently lives in Johns Island, South Carolina. She was born November 4, 1939 to Isaiah and Lucinda (Smalls) Robinson, in Charleston, South Carolina. Annabelle was taught the basics of the Hawaiian guitar from Bernard Sweetwine, who played at the Reform House of God. click here to add text.

After three years of practicing, Annabelle began playing publicly in 1970 at the Mt. Aaron House of God Holiness Church, where Bishop Aaron Moore Sr. was her pastor. Annabelle is the mother of six children, Samuel, Gwendolyn, David, Shirley, Barbara, and Spencer. She has recorded with noted songwriter, psalmist and musician, Christal Brown-Gibson on the “Bringin it back home” CD. Mother Annabelle Bowen is currently a member of the Faith Harvest Ministries in South Carolina.