Bishop Fisher's call to ministry came at the age of 16.  Though her roots were in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the affirmation for her ministry as an ordained clergy member came through The King's Apostle Holiness Church of God.  In this church, she served as National Evangelist, and was the first woman to be ordained.  During these years, she also taught in the public school systems of Virginia and Maryland. 

Her journey brought her back to the church of her birth, and in 1988 she was ordained a deacon and in 1990 an elder in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The UMC.  Bishop Fisher served St. Daniel?s UMC in Chester, PA, and Sayers Memorial UMC in Philadelphia.  From 1994 to July 2000, she served as district superintendent of the Mary McLeod Bethune District, and during her tenure on the district, was twice appointed dean of the cabinet. 

Reflecting on her consecration as Bishop in July 2000, Bishop Fisher stated, "This affirmation speaks to all women, especially women of color."  Jurisdictional delegates commented after the election: 

There is a sense of wonder and delight that a nontraditional leader was elected ... She is a very enthusiastic, energetic people-person with a strong spirit and strong leadership skills ... She knows the pulse of the people ... God anointed her bishop.

Awards she has received include the Martin Luther King Freedom, Philadelphia Congress Stellar Service, National Sojourner Truth Meritorious, and The United Methodist Church Denman Evangelism Award. She was named Black United Methodist Preacher of the Year for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and has received many other awards, honors and citations.

Within the structure of The United Methodist Church, Bishop Fisher served as President of the Northeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops, is a member of the Commission on Pan-Methodist Cooperation and Union, and serves on the Audit Committee, Holistic Africa and Hope for the Children of Africa Committees as Vice President of the General Board of Global Ministries. Bishop Fisher continues her work with the General Board of Discipleship Committee on Older Adult Ministries, and remains a member of Black Methodists for Church Renewal.  She previously served on the General Board of Church and Society.  Bishop Fisher was the keynote speaker for the International Prayer Conference for Wesleyans in Renewal, held in Singapore in June 2004. In 1998-99, she was Dean of the Northeastern Jurisdiction School of Evangelism. Bishop Fisher is profiled in the new book compiled by Bishop Judith Craig, The Leading Women: Stories of the First Women Bishops of The United Methodist Church.  Her sermon, "The Day Jesus Took a Short Cut," is published in the Spring 2004 issue of The African American Pulpit.  She is a contributor to AAP, The Women of Color Study Bible, and the Women of Spirit Devotional.

In addition, Bishop Fisher proudly served as a short-term missionary to Kenya, Uganda, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.  Most recently, Bishop Fisher was nominated by the Council of Bishops to serve on the Executive Committee of the World Methodist Conference 2006 in Seoul, South Korea and most recently in Australia.

Bishop Fisher holds two Master's Degrees -- one in Education and the other in Divinity -- and a Doctorate in Divinity. In 2006 Bishop Fisher was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree of Letters from Centenary College, in Hackettstown, New Jersey and in 2007, she received an Honorary Doctoral Degree from Hood Theological Seminary in North Carolina.  She has a large extended family in the Maryland and Delaware area, including her son, Marcus, and her sisters and brothers.