Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr.

It's hard to miss the enormous contributions of Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton, Sr. when you're in his neck of the woods. From the multiple church edifices that populate the city of New Orleans, to the countless new converts that count themselves among the shepard's fold, to the numerous business ventures spearheaded from the Bishop's head office, everything suggests that Bishop Morton is changing N'Awlins for the better.

It is important to put this in perspective because in New Orleans, a city that has gained the incredulous nickname the "Big Easy", "Mardi Gras Madness" and "Sin City 2", for its devotion to hedonism, is not your typical Bible-belt city in the south, with conservative Christian values and a Sunday-worshipping culture.

On the contrary, "Southern Comfort" is better known for making folks more comfortable in the flesh than in the spirit, at least until Pastor Morton arrived on the scene some thirty odd years ago. Since then, Bishop Morton's Crescent City Fire vision in the 'dirty south' is purging away old mentalities and introducing a prosperous rainfall on all God's people.

It appears as though the rainfall has been good for the root and is now quickly bearing fruit. With over twenty thousand members today in his church - the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church - Bishop Morton currently oversees the largest church in the state of Louisiana.

In addition, the bishop currently holds the post as the international presiding bishop for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, not to mention a host of other active duties within the church, city and state. Even a nearsighted saint could see that Bishop Morton is steadfastly fulfilling his divinely ordained duties, one day at a time.

GospelCity spoke with one of the most anointed men of God about his new album aptly entitled Let It Rain (Tehillah), his other evangelical ventures and his mission to bring the Full Gospel to all the world in this generation.

Christopher Heron: This has certainly been a very busy season for you and the church. You've just released a new album entitled Let it Rain; it sounds as though the church is captured on disc in the midst of worship. What went into this particular recording?