This is not an isolated ministry story.
It is a family interwoven into a council.
A council rooted in a movement.
A movement anchored in history.
That history reaches back to the early twentieth century and to leaders such as Garfield Thomas Haywood.
Haywood, serving in the formative years of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World in the United States, was instrumental in shaping the Oneness Pentecostal witness during seasons of doctrinal controversy and racial tension. As a Black bishop leading within an interracial fellowship during the era of segregation, he helped structure governance, defend apostolic teaching, and preserve unity under immense cultural pressure.
His leadership demonstrated that apostolic conviction could be organized into lasting structure.
The BTCC PAW today — with its established council system, episcopal leadership, credentialing processes, and regional oversight — reflects the enduring influence of those early foundations.
It is within that apostolic stream that Transformation Ministries International has flourished.
Twenty-five years ago, when Bishop Sharon Rolle established Transformation Ministries International, she did so not in isolation from the council but in alignment with it. Over time, the ministry grew, expanded regionally and internationally, and now serves as headquarters for the BTCC PAW — not as a replacement of history, but as a continuation of it.
Under her oversight, Transformation Ministries International has proclaimed:
• The necessity of baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ
• The infilling of the Holy Ghost
• Holiness of life
• Apostolic order and unity
It has expanded into additional territories, strengthening the council’s presence and contributing to its broader mission.
Her historic ordination as the first female Suffragan Bishop within the Bahamas & Turks and Caicos Council did not redefine the movement — it demonstrated its capacity to recognize calling while preserving doctrine.
It was a moment of progression within orthodoxy.
And it occurred within the covering, support, and unity of the council body.
