Our Pastor

SENIOR PASTOR

Bishop Edwin C. DeBourgh was born in Birmingham, England and accepted the Lord as his personal savior as a youth and was actively involved in his father’s ministry the late Bishop Eric R. DeBourgh. It was during this period that he realized God’s divine call upon his life and the service of ministry, he thus submitted himself to the will of God and to the preaching of the Gospel.

Pastor DeBourgh attended the Grenada Boys Secondary School, Grenada W.I. Uppingham Community College, Leicestershire, England completing studies in computer science and Business administration.. Ministerial Internship Program,Cleveland,Tn USA ,presently a student at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Cleveland,Tn USA

In 1995 Rev DeBourgh served as the Youth Pastor of the Stratford Church of God, directing the Youth Ministry program. In 2005 Rev DeBourgh was appointed as the senior pastor of the Stratford Church of God where he currently serves as the Bishop. Under his leadership the church has experienced significant growth and development through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit amongst his people, as declared in (Joel 2:28-29). He has also served on local youth boards, State Ministerial boards of the Church of God, currently serving on the Gold Age Foundation Ecuador Mission, Southern New England Cross Cultural Ministries Board and USA Missions board. Bishop DeBourgh is a humble and anointed man of God whose passion is to reach the lost souls of men and women for Christ, and is exemplified with his dynamic sermons and powerful teaching of the word of God. He is happily married to First Lady Jacqueline DeBourgh for the past 28 years, they are blessed with two handsome sons, Christopher and Trey who are actively involved in Youth Ministry.