User:Dagreatestdetective/Pastor marcus monroe

'''Marcus Monroe Is the next voice of our generation, his approach to sharing the Word of God is like nothing you have ever experienced before, he will move you with his passionate zeal to see people from all walks of life come out of living in poverty and begin living life more abundantly. Elder Marcus Monroe was born on March 12th,1971 in Newark New Jersey. He grew up in Elizabeth New Jersey where he went to school the 5th child of 4 brothers and 2 sisters, his father Luis Gomez a truck driver and Mother Lois Monroe Gomez a Homemaker were always dedicated to seeing their children have a good life. Marcus was sent to Edison House a division of Elizabeth High School for gifted and talented students majoring in Multimedia Television and Radio. He later graduated from the Elizabeth High School in 1987. from there he went to try his hand at acting landing a contract with faces international in 1988 but due to financial loses the company went bankrupt. back to where he started Marcus took a job with a local moving company where he worked for several years. It was until his father took a management position that required them to relocate Marcus found himself moving to jersey city New Jersey in June 1990. in the year of 1994 he went to several churches trying to find his way, finally in Elizabeth New Jersey at a church his sister attended,he was baptized in Jesus name and recieved the gift of the Holy Spirit speaking in Tongues.

It was at that time that marcus decided to try his hand at making it as a stand up comedian. after 5 years of struggling marcus got his first big break he was the winner of the 1995 star of tomorrow annual talent search contest ,held at the Duplex in Manhattan,New York, beating out 50 other comics. he was the 1996 winner of the 'TO CATCH A RISING STAR CONTEST" held in Queens at the Christopher supper club where Promoter Peter Spina who witnessed Marcus act and was so impressed that he offerd Marcus a development deal,with ultimate promotions in 1996. the same year Marcus met his beautifull wife Noemi Lozada Monroe. from this union came three children MARCUS RAMONE MONROE JR. MIKAYLA LOALLIE MONROE AND MEKIAH JEREMIAH MONROE.Marcus career as a comic was on the rise. he became host for the def comedy night tour,where he worked and traveled alongside fellow comedians George da rage diaz, Mark Merro, Tommy Savitt,Dave Chapelle,Tracey Morgan and Martin Lawrence to name a few. the last stop of the tour was located in Jersey City New Jersey at a restaurant called the Cantons in 1998.

He left the world of comedy in 1999, although he was finding success in it,because a still small voice spoke to him on stageand said to him " leave ive only been preparing you to speak to large audiences." one night his Aunt Allie B. Layton asked him to come to her home because the family needed prayer. and everyone saw the true Annointing God placed on his life through the words that God blessed him to say. ever since then, family and friends would come together on Thursday and Saturday nights for pray and a Word from God. this has continued over the years.

on March 12th,2000, he and his family became memebers of the good shepherd church of christ under the leadership of his pastor Bishop james herron sr. there he also attended the Good Shepherd Bible institue where he recieved his certifications in Theology, Evangelism and Teachers Training I-II. Marcus became an Associate Minister at Good Shepherd Church of Christ, preaching his first sermon in 2001. in the same year this group of family and freinds that continued to gather for prayer and worship was established as the shepherds mountain mission under leadership of Minister Marcus Monroe who serving under his Pastor Bishop James Herron SR. appointed Minister Marcus Monroe as Mission leader. He was also appointed in 2004 by his Pastor to serve as the young peoples president of the Central New Jersey District. recently he was ordained as an Elder at the Forty Ninth International Holy Convocation of Bibleway World Wide Inc. in Woodbridge ,Virginia on July 20th,2006 And was then after installed as Pastor over the Shepherd Mountain Church Of Christ sunday,February 25th,2007. He also started a company known as Theoutpour. and has started a comedy career in christian comedy entertainment. Marcus Monroe is the founder of Theoutpour wich is a Christian entertainment company that ministers the Word of God through the platform of entertainment. Founded in 2005 Theoutpour has seen growth for it's mission. Marcus Monroe is a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as well as a Christian Standup comic ,Writer,Rapper and Promoter. He is currently Pastor over the World Reachers Life Center International Church .