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2. New Orleans native, Dr. Debra B. Morton is a charismatic leader, author, visionary and
entrepreneur who serves diligently alongside her husband, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr.,
as Senior Pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Orleans,
LA and Co-Pastor of Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in Atlanta,
GA, two internationally renowned and thriving ministries.
She also serves as the General Overseer of the women’s division and the Daughters
Of The Promise of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. As General
Overseer, she guides and ministers to more than 20,000 women globally.
Dr. Morton’s sphere of influence profoundly expanded far beyond local pastorate in
1987 when she founded the Greater Women of Excellence Ministry (WOE). As the
founder of WOE, Dr. Morton nurtured thousands of women and hosted motivational
conferences annually for over 15 years.
In 1993, Debra B. Morton was ordained as an elder and earned the ground breaking
distinction as one of the first ordained female elders to preach in a Baptist pulpit. It
was her gregarious personality that garnered her local and national popularity with
her television and radio talk shows, “Morning Coffee” where discussions of everyday
life were infused with spiritual application. It was then Dr. Morton proclaimed “Jesus
is better than a cup of coffee; He is Lord”.
A Stellar Award nominee and James Cleveland award winner, Dr. Morton has gone
on to executive produce an album and many songs, author several books, launch a
fragrance line, open a troubled teen girls home and assist her husband rebuild and
expand a great ministry.
Of all of her many accomplishments, Dr. Morton takes greatest pride in these: her
personal relationship with Jesus Christ, her role as a wife, mother of three children
– Jasmine (Elvin), Paul Jr.(Kortni), and Christiann (Julian) – and grandmother of little
Elvin, London Paul, Jakai, Paul S. Morton, III, and Peyton.
Her eternal goal is to tear down the kingdom of darkness as she prophetically brings
light to all who will hear her.
K e y n ot e S p e ak e r
D r . D e b r a B . M o r t o n
of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA
2 0 1 5 B l e s s e d G y r l s R o ck P r o g r a m
“ E n c o u r ag e d & E m p o w e r e d ”
“But the LORD is the one who is marching before you! He is the one
who will be with you; He will never leave you; He will never abandon you.
So do not be afraid, do not be discouraged!” Deuteronomy 31:8
M i s t r e s s o f O r d e r : Pa s t o r Sa n d r a J . J o h n s o n
I C FF D i v i n e C o n v o cat i o n M i n i s t r i e s , I n d i a n o l a , MS
8-9 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Posting of Colors
9:05 a.m. Min. LeKeisha Cotten & Blessed Gyrls Rock (BGR) Praise & Worship Team
9:20 a.m. Welcome & Purpose - First Lady Carolyn C.J. Johnson
9:25 a.m. “Gyrls That Rock” Video
9:30 a.m. W.O.W. Ladies
9:40 a.m. Cheryl Johnson, Northwood Church
10:10 a.m. Break/Booths Open
10:25 a.m. BGR Praise & Worship Team
10:35 a.m. Pink Carpet Walk of Nominees
Introduced by Kearn Cherry and Veronica Scaief
10:55 a.m. Testimonial - Tracey Daniels, 2014 BGR Diamond Winner
11:00 a.m. BGR Praise & Worship Team
11:05 a.m. LUNCH/BOOTHS OPEN
12:05 p.m. BGR Praise Dance Team
12:10 p.m. Welcome Address - Councilwoman Dixie Newman, City of Biloxi
12:15 p.m. Blessed Gyrls Rock Category Awards
12:40 p.m. Wounded Warrior Award
12:45 p.m. Lucimarian Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award
12:55 p.m. Break/Booths Open
1:15 p.m. Music - Psalmist Bailey Hinton, ‘Tom the Talking Cat’ YouTube Sensation
1:30 p.m. Dr. Debra B. Morton, President of D.B. Morton Ministries Sr. Pastor,
Greater St. Stephens Fgbc, New Orleans, La
2:30 p.m. Charge & Altar Prayer by Pastor C.J. Johnson
3:00 p.m. Benediction & Dismissal
Ple ase visit the Sile n t Au c tio n table , BG R S to re an d V e n d o r
B o oths during Bre aks. D o o r p rizes w ill be give n thro u g ho ut
the pro g r am * V en d o r Bo oths will be o p e n un til 3: 3 0 p. m .

3. Need bio and description of award
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T h e L u c i m a r i a n R o b e r t s ’
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PE A RL ( 1 3 - 1 7 )
Zamiah Salik Gibson of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist
Cerenity K Pharr of Family of Faith
Nekia Renee Travis
Hailey Robin Hester of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly
Azuria “ReRe” Olasande of Grace Temple Baptist Church
Yasmine Carter
J A DE ( 1 8 - 2 4 )
Denise Nicole Cherry of Family of Faith
Denise Angele Dunkin
Keturah LaShae Stanberry of First Baptist Church of Gulfport
RUBY ( 2 5 - 3 4 )
Ariant’e Vanae Boahene of First Missionary Baptist of Hansboro
Deana LeFrances Robinson
EMER A LD ( 3 5 - 4 9 )
Lynn Frisby of Nativity BVM Cathedral
Lela Kinlock of Family of Faith
Velma Johnson of St. Therese Catholic
LaWanda Jones of St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Renee Wieting of Grace Temple Baptist Church
Fucisha Mela McKenzie of New Community Hope
Tracie Jean Byers of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly
DI A MOND ( 5 0 - 6 5 )
Dorothy Ruth Coleman of Rescue Mission Baptist Church
Eula F. Crowell of First Missionary Baptist, Biloxi
Marilyn Corriea of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly
Brenda L. (Reddix) Straight of New Life Missionary Baptist Church
Vanessa Jacobs of Main Street Baptist Church
Cheryl Ann Thompson of Our Mother of Sorrows
Robin Killeen of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly
Janice M. Ball of Grace Temple Baptist Church
Lina McDonald Cotton of Main Street Baptist Church
S A PPHIRE ( 6 6 + )
Alice Graham
Mary Thigpen of Great Mount Olive Baptist
Frances Todd of Life Ministries
Gwen Gollotte of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
Pauline Virginia Smith
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4. 2 0 1 5 B G R W o u n d e d W a r r i o r R e c i p i e n t
R o w e n a W a l d e n
Air Force Retiree
A special part of the BGR conference will be taking an important moment to
recognize Rowena M. Walden through the Wounded Warrior Project, a national
organization that works to honor and empower wounded warriors.
Walden was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. in 1984.
After enlisting in the Air Force in 1987, she served for more than 25 years before
being medically retired in 2013.
Walden has served five deployments overseas and has received numerous
awards throughout her military career, including the Air Force Commendation
Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global
War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
She has two children: Michel Walden and Kristin Walden-Hicks, and three
grandchildren: Ayden, Daniel and Elijah.
Blessed Gyrls Rock salutes Rowena M. Walden for her service and sacrifice.
Thank you f o r
yo u r service!
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5. M o r n i n g S p e ak e r
C h e ry l J o h n s o n
Regions Bank / Northwood Church
Cheryl Johnson is president of the Mississippi Gulf Coast area for Regions Bank
and is responsible for the oversight of all banking functions for Regions in the
three coastal counties, which include the markets of Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula,
Ocean Springs, D’Iberville, and Bay St. Louis.
Cheryl is a 38-year banking veteran with a career that has encompassed
various roles including loan and investment production, market expansion, and
team leadership development. In 2009, she was selected to participate in the
prestigious Regions Bank senior leadership program — Stone Mountain Project
— that was designed to address strategic initiatives in the Regions Corporation.
Currently, Cheryl serves on the Board of Trustees for Garden Park Hospital, the
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation’s Executive Board of Directors, the
United Way of South Mississippi Executive Board of Directors and the Southern
Miss Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Cheryl has received recognition as a Top 50 Leading Mississippi Businesswomen
(2005), South Mississippi Outstanding Community Leader (Roland Weeks Hall of
Fame - 2008), Gulfport Rotarian of the Year (2009), and Woman of Achievement
- Corporate Category (Lighthouse Business and Professional Women - 2010).
Cheryl and her husband, Bobby, live in Long Beach and are very active in their
church, Northwood.
G u e s t SPE A K ER & P s a l m i s t
B A ILEY HINTON
Gospel Artist | “Tom Cat” YouTube Sensation
When you hear the words “Gospel Music” many things come to mind. Of which Bailey
Hinton has obtained over the last 18 years. Good Singing, Minister, psalmist, artist,
anointed… The list goes on.
Over the course of Hinton’s career, he has played and sang for numerous prominent
names in Gospel music, The Clark Sisters, Eddie James, Canton Jones, Vickie Winans,
Bishop Lester Love, Paul S. Morton to name a few. He has been groomed by some of the
finest voices you hear today in order to be the best that God has designed him to be.
Growing up in the Small town of Picayune Mississippi, Hinton started singing and playing
early on in the church. From there he has won many awards for his vocal skills and on his
way to receiving many others. However; for Hinton it’s not the awards that make it worth
doing. It is the understanding that there are hurting people and a dying generation that
he knows he must reach in order to please God.
Hinton at the age of 19 moved to the state of Florida. Where he knew that it would be a
challenge to take care of himself, But he heard the voice in the wilderness and proceeded
to answer to it. From there Hinton’s life began to take a turn for destruction. He became
homeless and even went as far as trying suicide on multiple occasions. Feeling like he was
worth little to nothing, he literally gave up on life. Something miraculous happened in his
life and it began to turn around.
Hinton started an online movement through what many of us in here today know him a
little better by, Talking Tom (Tom Cat). After his first Talking Tom video “Thank You Lord”
went viral in the fall of 2012, he heard another cry in the wilderness for mixing laughter
and ministry together. That video got over 100.000 shares on fb alone. In his second video
“Without God” gaining over 200,000 views, people began to want to find out who this
guy was behind the voice. Not so much because he could sing, but because the anointing
that was behind Tom Cat was so strong. Hinton Said, “One time a lady messaged me
and said, ‘it has been over 22 years since I have spoken with my sister and after watching
your video I have felt convicted to call her and get things right with her’ that was the most
amazing testimony I had ever heard. From there I knew there was something more to this
cat than just his high pitchy squeaky voice. So I have continued on.”
Hinton now, at the young age of 24, is embarking on his new project entitled, “Restored”
to be released in the winter of 2015. Be sure you are on the lookout for this young man of
God for he is truly on a path to a successful servant hood.

6. Glenn Johnson
(228) 207-6417 church
(228) 380-1675 cell
(228) 380-1710 cell
12480 Oaklawn Road
Biloxi, MS 39531
www.fofccbiloxims.org
Senior Pastor
A House Built By God
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