Marvin Sapp pulls out scripture in defense of locking in his congregation and calling for an offering. Pastor Marvin Sapp defended his $40,000 request to his congregation. At a sermon at Chosen Vessel ...

He went from prophet to profit. A preacher and gospel singer who once performed at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ birthday bash is under fire for appearing to hold a congregation in Maryland “hostage” until they ...

The video, taken at a Pentecostal convention in Baltimore, shows Sapp asking for $20 from each attendee to raise $40,000, and telling ushers to shut the doors. Social media users have responded with ...

*Pastor Marvin Sapp, leader of The Chosen Vessel church in Fort Worth, Texas, has responded to criticism surrounding his directive to close the doors during an offering at a recent Christian ...

The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp came to NPR, he told me that it was his kids who really emphasized how important it was for him to accept our invitation to perform: "They told me, 'Dad, Tiny Desk ...

Grammy-nominated gospel artist Bishop Marvin Sapp announced the release of a new song in response to the widespread criticism sparked by a viral resurfaced video showing him asking for donations and ...