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About Bishop Dr. Belita McMurry-FiteBishop Dr. Belita McMurry-Fite is the Senior Pastor and Founder of the prestigious Heaven’s View Baptist Church in Lebanon, TN., where she has faithfully served for the past 29 years.. Bishop McMurry-Fite has been on this Christian journey since the tender age of ten. She was called by God to preach the Gospel in 1992.. Bishop McMurry-Fite was born in Lebanon, TN (Wilson Co.). She is the oldest of two other siblings. She is the daughter of Elder Rosie Hasting and the late, James McMurry. She is the proud wife of Leading Gentleman Deacon Edward Fite, the proud mother of Romel, Suketta, and Alex and the proud grandmother of Nate.
Bishop McMurry-Fite holds a B.A. degree from the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, TN and continues to further her education. While matriculating there she served as class treasurer and was also one of the lead singers in the ABTS choir. Bishop McMurry-Fite was one of, if not the first, female clergy to preach in the American Baptist ABC days on two occasions in the Bahamas & New York City under Dr. Bernard Lafayette’s administration. She has been blessed to both preach and sing in many revivals in and out of the state and country and continues to stay on the move for God. Along with her credentials God has given her, she is also a Gospel Recording Artist with a release of her gospel cd entitled “He’s Never Failed Me Yet”, which has nominated her for Best Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been awarded “Wilson County’s 2014 Pastor of the Year.” Bishop McMurry-Fite has blessed her community for a long time by serving in many capacities. She has served as a Steering Committee member for the Revitalization Task Force Committee and serves on the Church Relations Committee for Habitat for Humanity. She is the president of the Hall, Davis & Alexander Scholarship Task Force Committee, formerly known as the MLK Jr. Task Force Committee. She is also listed in the nationally known book of Who’s Who of Cambridge Professionals. She has served as president of the Lebanon Ministerial Alliance, the first female to hold this position. She has been asked to serve as Bishop, a position once again to be a historical move of God in the Baptist church. She is the 3rd Presiding Bishop for the Light of The World Covenant Fellowship International in Stockbridge, GA. She is a global international bishop recently assigned to preach in London England, a Local Jurisdictional Bishop, and is also the State Bishop of Tennessee. She has been given an award as one of the Top Ladies of Distinction of Women in Religion in Nashville, TN and was awarded Woman of Wilson County. Bishop McMurry-Fite is working on her next Gospel C.D. and authoring a book which will soon be released. Her main goal is to build the Kingdom of God one soul at a time, realizing that God will get the glory. She has been singing most of her life. She has sung with Gospel Recording Artist Larnell Harris, Kellie Williams, and Cynthia Wilson-Felder to name a few. Bishop McMurry-Fite has done so much in the music industry and the best is yet to come. As a community worker, a people person, and having a heart for all of God’s people, Bishop McMurry-Fite is truly concerned about winning lost souls for the Kingdom of God. Many accolades have been accredited to her, and the list continues to grow, but most of all, she’s saved, sanctified, and a satisfied born again Christian. . Bishop McMurry-Fite gives God “all” honor, praise, and glory for her accomplishments in her life, because without Him she could do nothing. One of her favorite verses in the Bible is found in Philippians 4:13, “I Can Do Things Through Christ Which Strengthens Me.” Bishop McMurry-Fite is continuing her educational degrees at the present time. To God be the glory for all that she is, and hopes to be in the Lord!!! |