Biography: Darrell has been involved in worship ministry for the past 14 years. He began his formal ministerial training by attending L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles, California. During this time, Darrell led worship and served as the high school and college leader at Studio City Foursquare Church in Los Angeles. Later, Darrell moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he led worship at the Tulsa Vineyard Church. It was during this time that he wrote the song "Let the River Flow." While in Tulsa, he resumed his formal education at Oral Roberts University, where he studied evangelism. During his stay at ORU, Darrell traveled with the schools music ministry program which took him to Holland and across the United States. Soon after this, Darrell went on to become involved in worship ministry at University Family Fellowship in Reno, Nevada. Most recently, Darrell served as the worship pastor at Open Bible Fellowship Church in Tulsa/Jenks, Oklahoma. While serving this church, Darrell received numerous songs of celebration and passionate, intimate worship from the Lord. Many of these songs have since been recorded by the Vineyard Music Group and Teen Mania ministries. The worship leading experience at Open Bible Fellowship culminated in the recording of the Hosanna! Integrity album Let the River Flow. Since that recording, the Lord has called Darrell out to minister to the body of Christ at large both as a recording artist and as a traveling worship minister, visiting local churches throughout the US and abroad. Darrell is currently a recording artist for Vertical Music, a newly launched Hosanna! Integrity label. His latest releaseFreedom is changing the face of contemporary worship. Through forthcoming albums and ministry tours, Darrell hopes to "wash the feet" of the body of Christ as the Lord ministers healing and renewal to His people and they go deeper in the experience and lifestyle of worship.
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