Pastor James H. Thornton, Jr. & Co-Pastor Tracy G. Thornton
James Thornton, Jr.
Pastor & Prophet
James Thornton, Jr. is the Pastor of RAPHA Kingdom Ministries. He embodies the heart of a pastor and the spiritual discernment of a prophet. He walks in a spirit of Godly counsel. Pastor Thornton comes from a lineage of prayer and ministry, exemplified and deeply rooted by his parents and grandparents. He has served faithfully in men's ministry, praise & worship, prophetic ministry and in various ministerial roles and responsibilities for nearly 20 years. He is licensed and also serves as an assistant chaplain in the Franklin County Juvenile system.
He is also the founder and leader of J.O.S.E.P.H. (Joyously Overcoming Supporting Enduring Praying Husbands). J.O.S.E.P.H. is a unique men's ministry that teaches and demonstrates to husbands how to be supportive to their wives while pursuing destiny. Not to be passive men, but to be men who can lead their wives with God-given guidance.
Pastor Thornton also believes in personal temple wellness and has been a certified fitness instructor for over five years. He models the example of wellness that he believes in by instructing classes and participating in races such as the Columbus Commit to Be Fit and other races throughout the state of Ohio.
Known as a prayer warrior, Pastor Thornton leads the national Effective & Fervent Prayer Ministry hosted by RKM each Wednesday night. A skilled intercessor, Pastor Thornton is gifted in exercising the power of prayer with reported results and praise reports from many who have called in from across the United States of America. He is also the founder of Happy 'No' Father's Day, a celebration of young men who have not become single parents before the age of 21.
He and Prophetess Tracy Gale Thornton are Breakthrough Biblical Counseling graduates through Breakthrough Reconciliation Ministries International. Both Prophets were trained prophetically in Ministering Spiritual Gifts by Prophets Ron and Jane Jolliff through Christian International Ministries. Pastor James Thornton is ordained as pastor and prophet of Rapha Kingdom Ministries by Deliverance Crew International Worldwide Ministries and was publicly affirmed and consecrated by Chief Apostle Donna Taylor of DCIWM, Apostle Anita Dawson of Overflow Ministries Inc. and Dr. Walter Jordan II of Oasis of Love Church.
Pastor James Thornton, Jr. has a passion and a heart for seeing men be true to themselves. He supports the fellowship of men together to gain insight and solutions for every day situations that most Christian men face. He desires that Christian men have a passion to seek the Lord's face through consistent daily prayer.
Tracy Gale Thornton
Co-Pastor & Prophetess
Prophetess Tracy Gale Thornton is Co-Pastor of RAPHA Kingdom Ministries. She is also the founder and leader of L.A.C.E. (Ladies Abounding in Christian Encouragement), an elite collection of women committed to uplifting, encouraging and supporting one another through the fellowship of Christian love. Prophetess Thornton operates in the office of a prophet of the Lord Jesus Christ and the spirit of Godly counsel rests upon her. She continues to exemplify a lifestyle of servanthood leadership while submissively ministering alongside her husband, Pastor James Thornton in their church and the community. Prophetess Thornton is a gifted preacher, teacher and administrator at Rapha Kingdom Ministries. Prophetess Thornton has a heart for youth and serves as Youth Pastor at RKM and is an assistant chaplain in the Franklin County Juvenile system.
Prophetess Thornton is a graduate from Gospel Lighthouse School of Ministry and holds a Degree in Small Business Management from Columbus State. She and Pastor James Thornton are both Breakthrough Biblical Counseling graduates through Breakthrough Reconciliation Ministries International. Both Prophets were trained prophetically in Ministering Spiritual Gifts by Prophets Ron and Jane Jolliff through Christian International Ministries. Prophetess Thornton is ordained as a pastor and prophet by Deliverance Crew International Worldwide Ministries and was publicly affirmed and consecrated by Chief Apostle Donna Taylor of DCIWM, Apostle Anita Dawson of Overflow Ministries Inc. and Dr. Walter Jordan II of Oasis of Love Church.
In 2009 and 2010, Prophetess Thornton was blessed to minister in two dramatic stage productions, "Still Here: Left Behind in the Ghetto" and “Saint’s & Ain’ts”. She is also an anointed, yet humble psalmist and is currently signed by Marko Records, anticipating the release of her first demo recording in 2010. As a writer, Prophetess Thornton is the author of “Enough is Enough!” and "The Tuesday Morning Encouragement Collection". She also makes available an article published by Shekinah Glory News, “The Tuesday Morning Encouragement” and is a featured blogger online with Black Christian News. She is also the founder of Happy 'No' Mother's Day, a celebration of young women who have not become single parents before the age of 21.
Prophetess Thornton believes in the principle of the talents as taught by Jesus and uses all that she has been gifted with to produce a return on God's investment inside of her.