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The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship was established by Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr. in 1994 within New Orleans, Louisiana, [2] though it began as a movement within the National Baptist Convention, USA in 1992. [5] From 25,000 to 30,000 attended the first conference of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in 1994. [9]
Born into a Christian family, his father pastored two congregations, one in Windsor, Ontario and the other in Detroit, Michigan. [2]In 1972, Morton moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and to the Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (now known as Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church) under the pastorate of Reverend Percy Simpson, where he became an associate pastor.
He later founded The dReam Center Church of Atlanta in 2006, where Tasha Cobbs was on pastoral staff. [3] His wife, Danielle, is also a pastor at the church. [3] William is the Bishop of Worship in the FGBCF International ministry (Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship) under cofounder Bishop Paul S. Morton.
In 1985, Ellis organized Mount Tabor Union Baptist Church, [1] and by 1995, he was consecrated as a bishop within the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. [2] [3]In 2013, after Bishop Paul S. Morton announced his intent to retire as the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship's presiding bishop, Ellis ran a campaign to succeed him.
The church was founded in 1939 in Scottdale as Travelers Rest Baptist Church. [1] In 1983, it moved to Decatur and adopted its current name. Eddie Long took over as pastor in 1987. At the time, the church had only 300 members. In 1994, New Birth became a member of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. [2]
Routh writes that he has been reading about the life of founding father Hamilton and “crying” over his death in a duel with former Vice President Aaron Burr.
Reverend Timothy Wright started on piano at age 12, and sang and composed for his church choir as a teenager at the St. John's Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God in Brooklyn. [2] He played piano for Bishop F. D. Washington and Isaac Douglas in the 1960s and 1970s, including on recordings, and he formed his own gospel ensemble in the mid-1970s ...
The term Full Gospel or Fourfold Gospel is an evangelical doctrine that summarizes the Gospel in four aspects, namely the salvation, sanctification, faith healing and Second Coming of Christ. It has been used in various Christian traditions, including Keswickian , Pentecostal , Anabaptist , and Baptist denominations.