Paul Sylvester Morton (born July 30, 1950) is an American Baptist pastor, Gospel singer and author.

[6] The movement became its own separate denomination in 1994 after Morton and those affiliated with the fellowship "were lovingly advised to resign their posts with the NBCUSA before they were kicked out.

"[7] National Baptist leadership feared the movement would develop into a separate denomination, urging members to either remain within the convention or leave.

[8] Morton was consecrated into the episcopacy in March 1993 by George Augustus Stallings in New Orleans,[9][10] and by 1997, Greater St. Stephen grew to 18,000 members in 3 locations under his pastorate.

[11] In November 1993, he—along with J. Delano Ellis, Wilbert Sterling McKinley and Roy E. Brown—established the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops.