Marvin Sapp resigns from his Michigan church to become pastor in Texas
Grammy award winning gospel singer and pastor Marvin Sapp has resigned from the church he founded to assume a position in another. Sapp is leaving his Lighthouse Full Life Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan that he started with his late wife MaLinda per the request of Bishop Richard E. Young. Young will retire later this year and said he felt Pastor Sapp was the "chosen vessel" the be his successor. Sapp will become the Senior Pastor of Chosen Vessel Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas. "Bishop Young is a close family friend who is like an Uncle to Marvin Sapp," according to a press release. Sapp will step down in September, but retain his affiliation with the ministry as the Chairman of the Board. Learn more about what motivated this new endeavor for the artist/pastor in Marvin Sapp's resignation statement below: When MaLinda and I started Lighthouse Full Life Center in 2003, it was with a clear focus on building a strong church that would be a wellspri...