Reverend Dr. Karen Moore Wicker was born in Washington, D.C. to Geneva H. Moore and the late Leonard Moore. She graduated from the National Cathedral School and then earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.  She graduated with honors from Meredith College with a Masters Degree in Business Administration.  She continued her education and graduated from the Shaw University Divinity School earning the Master of Divinity degree. She earned the Doctor of Ministry degree at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina with a concentration in Pastoral Theology and Care.