Unity GCJC
25382 Whyte Hardee Blvd, | Hardeeville, SC 29927
In the late winter of 2010, our now Bishop Lightner yielded the call of God and the journey to birth Unity Chapel began.
This journey started in Houston, TX. The Glorious Church of Jesus Christ was born in 1999 by the late Bishop Donald Nya. He passed away in 2004; before his passing, Bishop Nya passed the mantle of the Glorious Church of Jesus Christ [church and body] on to the then Minister Alberta Gray. When she relocated back home to Beaufort, SC Minister Gray began seeking God for direction as to how to continue the legacy of Bishop Nya. She later met Elder Gregory Lightner and in August 2013, Minister Gray passed the (Glory), the mantle on to him.
Through God’s promises the hearts of many were touched to sow into the ministry’s vision by donating monetary gifts, materials, time, and labor. Unity is forever thankful to everyone who participated in God's dynamic move to open the church doors.
Unity Chapel opened its doors in June of 2011, with its first service being held on July 17, 2011. On September 18, 2011, Elder Gregory T. Lightner IV was officially ordained as Pastor of Unity Chapel by Bishop Robert Branch, Pastor of Macedonia Church of the 21st Century, and Elder Harold Wright Sr. Pastor of Chapel on The Hill Holiness Church. Unity Chapel was also Dedicated and Consecrated by Bishop Robert Branch and Elder Harold Wright Sr. on this day.
The following year on Sunday, September 16, 2012, Evangelist Frances Lightner-Peacock was ordained as Overseer of Unity Chapel by Bishop Robert Branch.
On Sunday, September 22, 2013, Pastor Gregory T. Lightner IV was consecrated as Bishop over the “Glorious Church of Jesus Christ Body,” alongside his wife Elect-Lady Karen Lightner by the Honorable Bishop Robert Branch Presiding Prelate of Church of Deliverance 21st Century located in Suffolk, Va.
In March of 2018 under the instruction of the Holy Ghost Bishop Gregory T. Lightner removed the word “Chapel” to fully embrace the mantel of The Glorious Church of Jesus Christ and honor Bishop Donald Nya's legacy.
Bishop Gregory T. Lighner, IV & Pastor Karen Lightner
Service Times:
Sunday: Intercessory Prayer 12PM | Worship Service 12:30 | Spoken Word 1PM
ADULT Sunday School (ZOOM) | 2nd & 4th Sundays | 9AM
YOUTH Sunday School | 1st & 3rd Sundays | 11AM | Meeting in the Sanctuary
Bible Study (ZOOM) | Tuesdays | 7PM
