Donnie McClurkin

Donnie was born in Amityville, New York. Because of a God-given gift of music that ran in his family, Donnie formed the McClurkin Singers with his siblings, and a few close friends in 1979. It wasn’t long after that when Donnie began to feel a calling to preach. He went on to meet gospel-legend Andrae Crouch, who became a mentor to him.  Through that relationship, grew a friendship that would shape the course of Donnie’s future.  After being an associate Pastor to Marvin L. Winans for nearly a decade, Donnie became ordained and is Senior Pastor at Perfecting Faith, located in Freeport, NY.

Martha Munizzi

Known for her dynamic, inspiring and anointed ministry, Martha Munizzi is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, speaker, and one of our nation’s most popular worship leaders.  Martha’s musical journey began at age 8 when she started singing with her family in concerts and crusades around the United States and Canada.  As a teenager, Martha’s vocal skills and songwriting ability became evident, and it soon became clear that God was birthing in her a desire to lead others into His presence.

Michael Gungor

Michael is from Grand Rapids, Michigan and is a Christian worship music singer/songwriter. His most noted work is the Dove nominated song of the year, “Friend of God,” which he co-authored with Israel Houghton. Gungor is also known for his involvement in the Acquire the Fire: Battle Cry conferences as the worship leader. Gungor “lives to help other people encounter God through worship.” Currently, he is the worship leader at Resurrection Life Church in Grand Rapids, where he leads over 7,000 people in worship at weekly services.

Special Guests

Ascend 07—September 20-22, 2007