The Royal Whittletons
At a royal wedding, where the grandeur of earthly splendor meets the sacred covenant of hearts, love unfurls like a tapestry woven by celestial hands. In the hallowed halls, where kings and queens exchange vows, we glimpse a reflection of divine love—the kind that transcends time and crowns.
So, let the choirs sing, the trumpets resound, and the banners unfurl. Love, noble and sacrificial, binds them—a covenant etched in stardust and sealed by the Ancient of Days. May their love story echo through the ages, a symphony of grace, and may they dance upon the threshold of eternity, hand in hand, crowned by love everlasting.
RASHEEDA
WHITTLETON
Rasheeda Whittleton, affectionately known by many as “Sheeda,” is a native of Prosperity, SC. Born on November 22nd to Stacy Gallman and Ted Abney, she has one sibling, a younger sister, and is the oldest of six grandchildren. Growing up, Rasheeda’s grandfather gave her the nickname “Prince,” short for “Princess.” As a young girl, Rasheeda enjoyed playing sports and fell in love with softball.
Rasheeda attended Mid Carolina High School, where she explored many career options and finally settled on the field of counseling. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from Voorhees College in Denmark, SC. Rasheeda began her career at the Department of Social Services, where she worked in multiple areas before settling in the foster care division. She worked there for many years, cultivating relationships she continues to cherish.
After several years as a Foster Care Manager, Rasheeda now serves as a staffing agent, assisting potential candidates with their career aspirations. A lifelong learner, she attends Columbia International University, pursuing a degree in Clinical Counseling.
This creative, dedicated, and resilient woman is the proud mom of her beloved son, Skylar Cash.
BISHOP J. DE'VONTE WHITTLETON
Named Ambassador of Pentecostal/Apostolic Church History by the Apostolic Archive Museum in Joplin, MO.
Bishop J. De’Vonte Whittleton was born April 19 and is a native of Columbia, South Carolina he knew at a tender age he was called to the gospel ministry. Growing up he started going to various churches across denominational lines with his mother ministering through song. During his years of growing and maturing, he began to settle in the reality that God had a greater work for him to do.
He is an alumnus of Irmo High School where he was the founder of a social club and served as the President of the award winning “Victory in Praise” Gospel Choir. While attending Benedict College and the School of the Great Commission Theological Seminary, Whittleton completed his initial sermon; he was ordained to the priesthood and pursued his calling to start his own church, “Revelation Tabernacle Ministries” of Columbia. After hard work and dedication, he finished Seminary with a degree in Christian Leadership, August 20, 2011, and on December 20, 2014, he completed a Masters in Theology. December 15, 2018, Whittleton received the esteem honor of an Honorary Doctor of Divinity and was appointed to serve as Vice Chancellor for the School of the Great Commission Theological Seminary. In 2023, he received a Doctorate Degree in Church History from Transfiguration Theological Seminary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and is currently enrolled at Dickerson - Green Theological Seminary pursuing a degree in Religious Studies.
On April 30, 2016, Whittleton was consecrated to the Bishopric under the hands of The Late Bishop James Edward Wiley Jr., Presiding Prelate and Founder of the United Churches of Deliverance Apostolic Inc. and the Late Apostle Floyd E. Nelson Sr., Former Presiding Prelate of the International Bibleway Church of Jesus Christ to serve as Diocesan Prelate of the 1 st Episcopal Diocese of the United Churches of Deliverance Apostolic. Bishop Whittleton currently serves as the Assistant Presiding Bishop for the Ecumenical Convergence of Christian Ministries under the leadership of his Apostolic Father, The Most Reverend Hayward Clemon Smith II, Whittleton also serves on the consortium think tank committee for the Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops.
In 2020, Bishop Whittleton was interviewed in a short film produced by TIME Magazine “Starting from Scratch” and in that same year released his first book “The Burden of Divorce” which is available on all major platforms and outlets.
Whittleton has two beautiful daughters who are his world, Jayla Victoria, and Jailey Brielle. He is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and Capital City Lodge #47 (Prince Hall Affiliated) he serves in the Columbia chapter of the NAACP, and he is the former Vice President of the Theta Alpha Kappa Inc. Religious Fraternity at Benedict College. He is a Thirty - Third degree Prince Hall Mason and serves as the Associate Grand Prior for the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Thirty-Third and Last degree of Freemasonry for the United States of America and its Jurisdictions Inc. of the Grand Orient of the District of Columbia, he is a member of Wayman Lodge #1339 of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and the Establishmentarian of The Experience Cathedral in Mooresboro North Carolina.
Dr. Whittleton says his call in the ministry is to continue to help souls receive Christ and the baptism of the Holy Spirit by preaching holiness, love, unity, and working under the divine anointing of Holy Ghost. His motto as a leader in the Lord’s Church is, “I Am What I Am by the Grace of God. For it is nothing that I’ve done, but it is the pure power of the Holy Ghost that moves through a willing vessel.”
