Marvin Sapp

Bishop Marvin L. Sapp is a passionate orator and biblical teacher, Co-Founder of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Senior Pastor of The Chosen Vessel Church in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the former Suffragan Bishop-Senior Advisor to the Presiding Bishop of the Global United Fellowship, consisting of 2200 churches in 22 countries. "Not a singer that happens to preach, but a Preacher called by God who is gifted to sing." Singing since age four, he began with gospel group Commissioned in 1990, then went solo in 1996. His single "Never Would Have Made It" held the #1 slot on Gospel and R&B radio for over a year and has the top selling ringtone and ring back (2 million sales). A 13-time Grammy Award nominee, he is a multiplatinum selling artist with 24 Stellar Awards, 2 Soul Train Music Awards, 2 BET Awards, 4 Dove Awards, and 8 BMI songwriter's awards. Following the loss of his beloved wife of 18 years to cancer, he still had three children to raise, an influential church to run, and a thriving musical career to maintain. On March 20, 2026, he married Dr. La'Boris Sapp. He established Elev8 Entertainment & Media LLC in 2020. His biopic, NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT: THE MARVIN SAPP STORY, aired on TV One & Cleo TV. He was inducted into the 2023 Black Music And Entertainment Walk Of Fame and is an established author of eight books.