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Rev Gene Martin

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Rev Gene Martin

Birth
Death
20 Mar 2015
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot
Section 46 Lot 260 No Marker
Memorial ID
147497839 View Source
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Gospel singer, choir director, and evangelist. Began his recording career in the 1960s with Evangelist A.A. Allen.  For several years to follow, he traveled with Allen, singing at revivals and with the Miracle Valley Choir. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Rev. Martin traveled the country with his own ministry, the Gene Martin Action Revival.  In 2001, he was presented to another generation of traditional gospel music lovers through Bishop Carlton Pearson'sLive at Azusa, Vol. 4, which featured his Holy Ghost-drenched rendition of "Too Close to Heaven/I've Got It."
Gospel singer, choir director, and evangelist. Began his recording career in the 1960s with Evangelist A.A. Allen.  For several years to follow, he traveled with Allen, singing at revivals and with the Miracle Valley Choir. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Rev. Martin traveled the country with his own ministry, the Gene Martin Action Revival.  In 2001, he was presented to another generation of traditional gospel music lovers through Bishop Carlton Pearson'sLive at Azusa, Vol. 4, which featured his Holy Ghost-drenched rendition of "Too Close to Heaven/I've Got It."

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Gene was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1939, into a family of 12. At the early age of 12 he found Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour at an old fashioned altar in the 'Pleasant Grove Baptist Church' in Altanta. At 15 he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Soon after joining the church Gene began singing with the junior choir. It was there he fell in love with Gospel singing and determined in his heart to make it his life's ministry.
As the years passed, Gene began singing with Gospel groups around Atlanta, taking occasional trips out of town for conventions and other church meetings. In doing this, he was preparing himself for a greater ministry in the Lord's service which he knew the Lord had for him.
In May of 1960 his dream came true, for that year Gene first sang under the A.A.Allen Revival 'Big Top' tent. Soon thereafter he left his home, family, friends and his job and began travelling full-time with the Allen Evangelistic party to sing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Soon Gene's unusual style of presenting the Gospel in song spread throughout Pentecostal circles. His first appearance with the Allen party in Chicago, Illinois, won him a place in thousands of hearts. That success spread his fame throughout the country.
Gene scored a direct hit on his target and today is still blasting away at sin.

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  • Created by: Curtis Jackson
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  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 147497839
  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Gene Martin (24 Apr 1939–20 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147497839, citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Curtis Jackson (contributor 46552524).