Who We Are

Bishop Jeffery J. Broughton, Sr. envisioned planting a church with the goal of helping people connect with God so that they might reach their full spiritual potential in life. With the help of an initial core group of LGWC team members; after meeting with initial core members of 4 people, the team quickly grew to 25 committed individuals who partnered to bring this vision to reality.

The Living Grace Worship Cathedral officially launched on February 2, 2014, in Middletown, Delaware. As a church, we are commissioned to build strong families and empower the community for a new day! Living Grace Worship Cathedral is a bible based, bible teaching and believing ministry that exists to minister the Word of Christ to all and share God's love with all.

We are a non-denominational church that stands solid and firm on the fivefold ministry principles based on Ephesians 4(11-12): Apostles, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher.

• To display Christ to the world.
• To transform lives.
• To share HIS Love.
• To embrace and welcome all to experience HIM.

We are a church uncompromisingly seeking God's presence. We are a church transforming lives into the Kingdom of Christ. We are a church that shares the love of Christ through missions and outreach. We are a church passionately praying and living the spiritual teachings of Christ. We are a church moving forward, advancing the Kingdom of God. We are a church re-claiming the broken, uplifting the lost, and further building the believer.

Bishop Jeffery J. Broughton, Sr. has a great passion for God's Word, coupled with a love for God's people. His infectious spirit of generosity is seen and felt throughout every aspect of his ministry. At the heart of his ministry, is the gift of preaching and teaching with a down-to-earth approach; Bishop Broughton enjoys preaching and teaching the word of God. His first ministry is to his family whom he loves dearly. This trait is expressed most prevalently in the life that he shares with his wife; Elder Dawn Yolonda Broughton, daughter; Kailyn Imani Broughton, and son; Jeffery Julian Broughton Jr. and family.

Bishop Broughton has a passion for the studies of theology and divinity and has studied at Eastern Baptist Seminary, Wynnewood, PA, and Somerset Christian College. He is focused on continuing education studies in his pursuit of a Masters in Divinity. Indeed, Bishop Jeffery J. Broughton, Sr. is an extraordinary visionary whose passions are preceded by the humility he shows towards others. Bishop Broughton has served in ministry for over 20 years and was ordained in 2006 to his first pastoral call as the Senior Pastor of Union Baptist Church of South River. He pastored there for seven years and now proudly serves as the Senior Pastor of the Living Grace Worship Cathedral since 2013.

Bishop Broughton has a great interest in politics, social justice, community development, economic development, and issues that affect the local church, state, and national. Throughout his career, he has achieved many accomplishments and forged great relationships; including the development of many community resources throughout New Jersey and Delaware. Bishop Broughton has served in many ministries and organizations such as an Overseer of Pastoral Relations for Covenant Fellowship Alliance (CFA), American Baptist Church of NJ Bridge Pastor, Haiti Mission Relief Coordinator, General Sectary of Middlesex Central Baptist Association, Clinical Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, former President of Middletown, De NAACP Chapter 21-AB, community organizer for missions for the Community, youth mentor, ecumenical community worship liaison, men's outreach and re-entry program leader, ministry conference, and workshop facilitator.

In addition to the many accomplishments achieved; in July 2017 Bishop Broughton was appointed to the Episcopacy and Diocesan of International Affairs and Missions for Ghana, West Africa, South Africa, Australia, India, Bahamas, Jamaica/West Indies and Metropolis in the United Covenant Churches of Christ, Bishop Eric Daniel Garnes, Presiding Prelate. In July 2018 at the United Covenant Churches of Christ Holy Convocation Bishop was publicly consecrated to the office of the episcopacy.

Bishop Broughton is a hardworking, committed, humble, caring, and loyal man of God; he passionately enjoys his life as a husband, father and friend!

Pastor Dawn Y. Broughton is the devoted wife of Bishop Jeffery J. Broughton Sr. and devoted mother to their two beautiful children, Kailyn Imani, & Jeffery Julian Jr. Pastor Dawn is a native of Newark, NJ. At the age of 14, Pastor Dawn came to know the Lord intimately as her personal savior and has been a faithful servant of God ever since.

She received her formal education at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ where she studied Foreign Business Affairs, and Finance. Pastor Dawn is professionally skilled in many areas such as non-profit management, project management, contract management, event planning, counseling, administration, and much more. She is currently employed with the Christiana Care Health System as a Business Analyst for Information Technology and Services under the Project Management Office.

Throughout her adult years, she has served in many roles of ministry as a Pastor, Evangelist/Minister, Church Secretary, Church Administrator, Trustee, Deaconess, Executive Advisor, Youth Minister, Women's Ministry Director, and more. She is a lifetime member of the Minister Wives and Minister Widows of the Middlesex Central Baptist Association Minister Wives & Minister Widows, a former member of District Union No.1, Covenant Ecumenical Fellowship Clergy Assemblies, and a lifetime member of the National & State Baptist Association.

She would have you know that she is devoted to her principal calling as a wife-help mate to Bishop Jeffery J. Broughton Sr., and mother to her children. She is a gentle, yet powerful woman of God who is quick to lend a listening ear or a helping hand to all of God's people. Pastor Dawn firmly believes Prayer Changes Things and encourages her and all to seek ye, the Kingdom of God, and everything else will come!

Even with her busy schedule and the awesome demands on her life; she is able to serve in ministry in any capacity that it may need. Along with her husband she has served in various leadership roles for the last 13 years. An exciting period in her life after getting married and having her children would be the church planting of the Living Grace Worship Cathedral with her husband in Middletown, Delaware on February 2, 2014. She is excited to see God's glory come to pass through a vision given to her husband.

Pastor Dawn is committed to exemplifying the Word of God without compromise in her very lifestyle. She leads by example and is committed to utilizing her gifts to lead the people of God to greater depths and higher dimensions in Him. She speaks with sensitivity, humor, and biblical wisdom in addressing issues related to today's generation. Her loving, yet transparent style leaves those she comes in contact with inspired and encouraged in their walks with Christ.

Partnering with her husband to maximize the spiritual potential of others to glorify God is her passion. She is committed to seeing she and her husband's vision and dreams for the Living Grace Worship Cathedral ministry fully manifested with the guidance of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.