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Bishop and
Co-Pastor Corine celebrated 33 years of marriage in
August 2008. Pastor Darius and Deacon-in-Training Tanisha celebrated
6 years
of marriage in May 2008. To learn more about this family
unit, please continue reading below.
Bishop Nathan L. Merritt,
Senior Pastor
Bishop Nathan L. Merritt was born
in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and was educated in the
public school system of Prince Georges’ County,
Maryland. Bishop Merritt matriculated at Bowie State
College where he earned a Bachelor Degree in Business
Management and at Maple Springs Bible College and
Seminary where he earned his Master of Divinity Degree.
He has been married to his lovely wife, Co-Pastor Corine,
for 33 years. From their union, they have one son,
Pastor Darius. He is blessed with a beautiful
daughter-in-law, Tanisha; and a granddaughter, Trinity,
who is Bishop's heart of hearts.
Bishop Merritt was licensed to preach the Gospel in
1991, ordained to the position of Elder by the Full
Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in December 2002, and
called to pastor in September 2004.
In November 2006, he was consecrated as
Bishop and appointed Diocese Prelate for the
State of Maryland by the Greater Destiny Assemblies
International fellowship.
In August 2007, Bishop Merritt founded
and currently serves as Presiding Prelate of the
Heart of God International Fellowship, which is a
correlation of Bible-believing churches, pastors,
and ministers with integrity who assist one another
in fulfilling their destiny and maturing the call
and vision of God.
Bishop Merritt leads with
a servant's heart and does not mind getting his hands
dirty for the Lord. He loves to encourage,
exhort, nurture and comfort those who are hurting.
Under Bishop Merritt’s leadership, Living Water
Ministries of Waldorf was birthed in September 2004, and
under his spirit-filled preaching and
teaching, Living Water Ministries of Waldorf has been
blessed, through Christ, with increase in disciples and
a variety of ministries designed to strengthen families
and develop youth.
Over the years, Bishop Merritt has touched the lives of
many. He has served in several positions including
seminary instructor, Sunday School Superintendent, Dean
of School of Ministry, School of Ministry instructor,
State Bishop, Presiding Prelate, and presenter at couples retreats.
In addition to the many gifts and talents of Bishop
Merritt, he is a vocal artist who loves to praise and
worship the Lord through song.
Bishop
Merritt has a passion to remodel the foundation of
society by perfecting family relationships based on
Christian principles. He is
committed to teach and reach souls by living the word
of God with conviction and boldness.
Co-Pastor Corine B. Merritt
Co-Pastor Corine Merritt, a native Washingtonian, accepted
Christ in May 1981 and has been on the battle field
since that life-saving Sunday in May. After 17 years of
full-time ministry in Christian Education at Riverdale
Baptist High School where she served as the Dean of
Students and the Head of the Computer Science
Department. In 2001, Co-Pastor Corine acknowledged her call
to be set apart for the teaching and preaching of God's
Word.
Co-Pastor Corine is known for her oratory skills and is an
excellent and well-versed conference speaker who deals
with day-to-day issues. Some of her workshops/
conferences have been on Anger Management, Balancing the
Christian Life, Forgiveness, How to Succeed at Being
Yourself, Prayer and Communication in the Marriage. While there are many other things that could be said
about Co-Pastor Corine, she strongly believes that real
ministry begins before you walk through the church
doors.
Co-Pastor Corine oversees the Women's Ministry, W.A.T.C.H.
(Women Ambassadors Touching and Changing Hearts), sings
with the Anointed Voices Praise Team, and serves as a
Youth Advisor and Adult Sunday School Teacher. In her
professional career, Co-Pastor Corine is an Technology
Courseware Developer and Training Manager.
Associate Pastor Darius N. Merritt
Pastor Darius Merritt accepted Christ at the age of four
and was called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at
the age of 11. He received his license to preach at the
age of 12. Pastor Darius attended Riverdale Baptist
School, where he graduated with high honors. He
continued his education at Washington Bible College
where he majored in Pastoral Studies. Pastor Darius has a
number of accomplishments including radio broadcasts,
conferences and retreats speaker as well as a vocal
recording artist.
As Youth Pastor, he works diligently with young people to
show them how they can work through their issues and
problems using the Word of God for direction and
guidance. The 3-D Youth Ministry was designed to teach
young people how they can develop into devoted disciples
regardless of their age.
Pastor Darius also serves as the
Pastor of Youth and Pastor of Music and sings
with the Anointed Voices Praise Team. Also, he is
the director of the Media Ministry. In his spare time,
Pastor Darius loves to play basketball, and still gets a
little time in for his video games. In his professional
career, Pastor Darius is a Litigation Support Specialist.
Deacon-in-Training
Tanisha N. Merritt
Realizing there was a void in her life,
Deacon-in-Training Tanisha Merritt accepted Christ in
October 1999. Since that time, Deacon-in-Training
Tanisha has devoted much of her self and time to
studying God's Word. As a result of her faithfulness to
the Ministry and her love for young people,
Deacon-in-Training Tanisha was appointed to the Youth
Ministry as a Youth Advisor.
Deacon-in-Training Tanisha serves as the Administrative
Assistant, Youth Advisor, teaches the Youth Sunday
School Class and assists with the 3-D Youth Ministry
Bible Study. In addition, Deacon-in-Training Tanisha heads the Ushers Ministry and
the Praise-in-Motion Dance Ministry.
In her professional career, Deacon-in-Training Tanisha is a Junior
Intellectual Property Specialist for one of the top law
firms in the area. In her spare
time, she loves to read and play video games with
Pastor Darius.
Trinity N. Merritt - Mom's Assistant
Trinity, loves
being in the midst of Sunday Worship Service. She enjoys
singing, dancing and ushers along with the youth on
Youth Sunday. She is so precious not only to the first
family, but to the entire church family.
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