Inside Zoe Ministries

Led by “Master Prophet” E. Bernard Jordan, the ministry operates a digital pipeline for prophecy and donations while offering limited transparency.

Elijah “E.” Bernard Jordan, who styles himself “Archbishop” and “Master Prophet,” is the founder and senior pastor of Zoe Ministries, a New York City-based church that presents prophecy as both a spiritual practice and a service offered through a digital pipeline of forms, apps, and media. On Zoe’s website, the ministry describes itself as “a prophetic church” and promotes a “School of the Prophets,” which it says was established in 1985.

Bernard Jordan at Prophecology 2020 / Video screenshot @Zoe Ministries

Jordan’s official biography on the Zoe website describes him as a prophet to “many nations” who has delivered words to “Kings, Queens, and the Royal family” in Swaziland and South Africa. In a 2007 interview, the Dallas Observer once recounted Jordan’s stories of prophesying to diplomats and Swazi royals (including a claimed prediction of a November 1988 coup attempt) along with an alleged U.N. appearance during the Sharpeville Six case and his claims that a book he wrote in 1990 (“Written Judgments”) anticipated events such as Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, and the 2004 tsunami. Jordan has also appeared on NBC’s Today show, FOX 5, Good Day New York, and CNN, among others, and was once gifted a Rolls-Royce by Reverend Run of Run-DMC.

Zoe lists its base in Manhattan. The ministry’s website describes Jordan and his wife, Pastor Debra Jordan, as co-founders and senior leaders, with one Zoe biography page identifying Debra Jordan as the church’s chief financial officer.

A core feature of Zoe’s outreach is an invitation to request prophecy. Zoe hosts a “Get a Free Prophecy” page that asks visitors to submit personal information to receive a written prophecy, promising insight into a person’s “past, present, and future.” The church also promotes connected apps, including a Tarumah app and a Prophecy Now app. Zoe describes “Tarumah” as the first 2.5% of a person’s “increase” intended for a “supervising priest,” and says the app allows users to calculate that “seed.”

Zoe also solicits donations through multiple channels. Its donation page lists “five ways to give,” including text-to-give, phone giving, PayPal, and online giving, and cross-links to bishopjordan.com.

Public platform metrics offer a partial, though incomplete, picture of reach. At roughly 12 years old, Zoe Ministries’ YouTube channel lists about 10,300 subscribers and 2,100 videos. Recent video uploads register anywhere from a few hundred views up to 22,000 views. The videos with the most views are from the ministry’s recent series on the intersection of faith, tech and artificial intelligence. Aside from that series, most videos from the past year have just a few hundred views or less.

E. Bernard and Debra Jordan / Photo via Zoe Ministries website

Similarly, Jordan’s YouTube channel has 7,190 subscribers and 642 videos. Zoe’s Instagram account has about 2,900 followers, while Bishop Jordan’s follower count has 34,400.

MinistryWatch made multiple attempts to contact Zoe Ministries, Bishop Jordan, and Pastor Debra Jordan to obtain information on website traffic, typical weekly in-person and online attendance, and annual revenue. None had responded by the time of publication. We will update this article if they reply.

Without communication from Zoe Ministries, there is limited credible public information. Registered as a church with the IRS, the ministry is generally not required to file Form 990, limiting the availability of public financial data.

Zoe Ministries does not appear to publish annual reports, audited financial statements, or weekly attendance figures on its website.

Jordan has drawn renewed media attention through recent litigation — in February 2026, he filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against media personality Larry D. Reid and others, alleging illicit recording of phone calls and defamatory comments. The court later transferred the case to the District of New Jersey.

Zoe Ministries, Bishop Jordan, and Pastor Debra Jordan’s websites now publish a disclaimer stating they are not affiliated with their son, “Prophet” Manasseh Jordan or his ministry, MJM Ministries. Entities tied to the Manasseh Jordan name have faced telemarketing-related scrutiny, including an Federal Communications Commission robocall citation, and have appeared in civil Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation that, in at least one case, also listed Zoe Ministries, Inc. alongside Manasseh Jordan Ministries (dismissed January 2021).

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