The Visionary:

Our Sainted Mother in Zion

ArchBishop Dr. Mother Eloisa C.W. Bonaparte is the Founder, Presiding Prelate and Chief Apostle of the Temple of the Good Shepherd Ministries World Wide Inc.

Dr. Eloisa was raised in the Little Zion Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York; under a powerful and dynamic Pastor who was her father the late Dr. (Bishop) BG Crawley. She was also blessed to have an Anointed mother the late Reverend Dr. Mother Amanda H Williams- Crawley who operated in a fivefold Ministry and served as the Co-Pastor of Little Zion Baptist church in the 1940’s.

Dr. Eloisa Bonaparte is fully capable and well equipped for ministry, having been in the ministry for over seventy (70) years.

Archbishop is a trailblazer for women in Ministry. While some were finding their voice and others were not born, she was traveling the world preaching in crusades and planting churches.

Mother Bonaparte was one of the first women in NYC to become ordained in the Baptist Church. A few years later she was ordained in the Pentecostal Church.

In 1990 Mother Bonaparte became The very first women in The United States of America to become a Consecrated African American Protestant Archbishop.

The same year she purchased a church building in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York that holds over (1200) twelve hundred seats in the main sanctuary, which is now the Episcopal Headquarters. Archbishop also purchased most of the block.

MoBo as she is affectionately called is a preachers kid (PK), and a 6th generation proclaimer of the Gospel.

As a child the hand of God was heavy upon her. She was always asked to sing at Crusades across North America and around the world.

As a child Mother Bonaparte sang in front of thousands for the late great(s) such as William Franklin Graham Jr. , Bishop Elmira Jeffries,
Helen Amelia Thompson-Sunday, Granville Oral Roberts just to name a few.

To add to her ministry credentials, she is the widow of a Bishop holding the title of 1st Lady of a church.

Presiding Prelate Bonaparte is a proud Veteran who served in the United States Airforce as a Chief Master Sergeant during the Vietnam War.

ArchBishop is extremely intelligent and is an educator that taught in the New York City school system for many years , then went on to become a Professor. In later years she retired as an University Dean.

Being the daughter of the late great Rev. Dr. BG Crawley who was called “The walking encyclopedia “, education was stressed in her upbringing. Her Eminence has eight (8) earned degrees as well as several honorary doctorates.

Her Eminence is blessed with a fivefold Anointing and is:
An Appointed and Anointed Apostle; Praying Prophetess; Electrifying Evangelist; Powerful Pastor; Tantalizing Teacher and the Preacher’s Preacher.

Through Chief Apostle’s ministry blinded eyes are opened, death ears unstopped ,stammering tongues loosened, limbs grown, demons cast out and over 50 individuals around the globe has come back from the dead.

Her Eminence is a TRUE Mother in Zion, a Prayer Warrior who stands for Holiness; she is a True Woman of God full of Heavenly Wisdom.

Presiding Prelate Bonaparte has ministered in two hundred (200) Countries around the Globe and has advised Kings, Queens, Heads of State as well as Prime Ministers. She is a role model to many and is the Godmother to many public figures and celebrities.

Chief Apostle serves on several boards both nationally and internationally.She is the chairwoman of her family’s nine decade Enterprise and oversees almost three hundred businesses consisting of employees on every continent.

Mother Bonaparte is also fluent in Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, as well as the Native American tongue of the Cherokee (Tsalagi) and Mohawk (Kanien’kéha)Tribes.

Chief Apostle Bonaparte suffered and experienced domestic violence, physical, verbal and emotional abuse from her husband. She was subjected to being called all kinds of derogatory names, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, had black eyes, kicked in the stomach while she was pregnant, knocked down staircases, and had many broken bones; BUT God delivered her. Today she is an advocate and spokesperson for Domestic Violence victims around the world.

The epitome of a Godly Woman In Ministry; as an ArchBishop and Chief Apostle, Dr. Mother Bonaparte is a gigantic force to be reckoned with, she is a Dynamic Preacher, an Eloquent Speaker, an Extraordinary Singer and her Beauty , Youthful looks , Poise and Grace illuminates any room.

Being that Mother Bonaparte is an exceptionally elegant lady, in her leisure she can be found at museums, the theater , the opera house or traveling the world to luxurious destinations.

Chief Apostle is a mother of five ( 5 ) adult children , a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother, aunt and Godmother.

Queen Mother has homes and property around the globe. Currently Mother Bonaparte resides in Connecticut.