Pastor deitrick haddon biography channel

1973(?)–

Gospel singer

Emerging from the highly competitive gospel scene in Detroit, Michigan, with its numerous and skillful traditional choirs, Deitrick Haddon has made his mark in progressive gospel styles.

Drawing on a range of secular music that extended from classic soul to hiphop, Haddon made a point of using his music as a ministry to the unchurched.

Pastor deitrick haddon biography channel

Yet his forward-looking style didn't involve any compromises when it came to the expression of faith; Haddon's music was passionate in its devotional spirit, and in performance he interspersed his songs with spoken, sermon-like material.

By the mid-2000s, Haddon was contending for the gospel world's top awards.

Haddon's bent toward sermonizing came naturally. Born around 1973 in Detroit, he was the son of Bishop Clarence Haddon, pastor at the Unity Cathedral of Faith, a Full Gospel church on the city's west side.

Haddon's mother Joyce also became a minister. Bishop Haddon used music to att