Executive Board
Rev. Marshall D. Morton Sr. was born in New York, but his roots were planted from Lakeview, South Carolina.
Rev. Morton is a renowned and accomplished minister of music. He was inspired and trained by his late mother, Rev. Grace Hyman who was a prominent pianist and an anointed trained gospel vocalist appointed by God. There were other great ministers of music that helped to train and cultivate his gift, just to name two, the late professor Hugh Porter and Dr. Professor William H. Collins Jr.
Rev. Morton has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and churches throughout the Tri-State and across the world including Madrid Spain until God called him to the Gospel Ministry.
Rev. Morton was licensed to preach at the Fountain Spring Baptist Church by Rev. Nelson C. Dukes Jr. One year later he was ordained at the Community Memorial Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Dr. Luther A. Evans.
Rev. Morton cultivated his craft by educating himself through higher education learning. He graduated from the Manhattan Bible Institute, completed a New York Theology Seminary Certificate Program, and attended a two-year study in Continued Education Program at City University of New York, NY. He received a BA in Religion at The New York School of the Bible. Additionally, he graduated Dalcroze School of Music top of his class. In addition, he attended Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT where he was enrolled in the Black Ministries Certificate Program.
Rev. Marshall D. Morton Sr. is currently the Pastor/Teacher of the (greatest church in South Carolina) Little Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Lakeview, South Carolina. His ministerial and musical commitments extend well beyond the walls of LMZMBC. In 2011, he was awarded Chaplain of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) in the state of New York. He served 30 years within the Pastoral Care, Musical Therapist, Choir Director and Counseling Departments at Calvary Hospital Bronx, New York. Rev. Morton served two terms as President of the 44th Police Precinct’s Clergy Coalition Bronx, NY. He was the Chaplain for the Bronx Psychiatric Center. Currently, Rev. Morton is a member of the Hampton Ministers’ Conference Hampton, Virginia, Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina, and Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Association.
On July 25th, 2019 at 4 am, God decided to pluck his beautiful rose, the late Gina Rose Morton after twenty-one (21) years of marriage. Rev. Morton is a proud father and a proud “Papa”. Rev. Morton is also the owner of M&G Catering where he is a master chef in culinary arts and loves to cater for private events as well as for his church family.
Rev. Morton strives to live his life each day according to one of his favorite songs. “If I can help somebody as I pass along then my living shall not be in vain”. To God be the glory. His favorite Bible Verse is Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”.