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- GUEST SPEAKER - Bishop Brandford E. Dean
NATIONAL CHURCH OF GOD
Branford Emanuel Dean is a native of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was born on December 24, 1956, to the proud parents of Uriel Emanuel Dean and the late Alice Ianthe Dean who later moved to the Bahamas. Branford
spent his childhood and teenage years in Jones Town Eight Mile Rock Grand Bahama, where he attended the Homes Rock Primary School and Eight Mile Rock High School.
In 1998, Branford gave his life to Christ while attending the Lord’s House Church in Freeport Grand Bahama, where he found himself standing before Pastor Naphtali Cooper asking God to come into his life.
Bishop Dean served in different areas of ministry
at the Lord’s House before becoming a part of
their Praise and Worship Team. After much Prayer,
Bishop Dean joined the National Church of God
(NCOG) led by his father, Bishop Uriel Emanuel
Dean, where he served as Minister and Praise
and Worship Team Leader. Two years later he was ordained as Pastor of NCOG, where he now serves.
Bishop Dean is married to the beautiful Verline Patrice Delancy – Dean, who he refers to as his gift from God. They are blessed with three daughters, Latoya, Veronique and Tammy. Four grandchildren, Lakeithra, Tunnisia, Carlos and Kazzio, and one great-grandchild, Darius Johnson Jr . - all of whom he loves
and prays for daily. .
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