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Biography

Alvin Darling grew up in the church when his grandmother began taking him to what is now Smith Memorial COGIC in Newark NJ. He began singing at an early age. As a teenager he was a member of Deliverance Evangelistic Center under the pastorate of Rev. A. Skinner where he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. In 1975 he became of member of Greater Mt. Zion Holy Church under the pastorate of the late Bishop-Elect Charlie W. Bullock. Alvin received his call to the ministry in 1979. Alvin served as an associate minister at Greater Mt. Zion Holy Church, Cranford, NJ, until October 2001 when he became Pastor of Greater Mt. Zion, Cranford, NJ, and Old Ship of Zion Church, Center Moriches, NY.

As Alvin grew, he transitioned from singing solos and joined a quartet group. While singing quartet, he traveled extensively and subsequently he formed his own group, the Alvin Darling Ensemble, presently known as Alvin Darling & Celebration. Alvin and Celebration have performed at the world renown Carnegie Hall, as well as at the Meadowlands. Alvin and Celebration have shared the stage with such greats as the late James Cleveland, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Williams Brothers, Traimaine Hawkins, Vicky Winans, John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, Timothy Wright and many other great artists.

Alvin Darling has become a well established writer in the gospel arena. To name a few: “Won’t Let Go” for Shirley Caesar; “Holding On” and “He Keeps on Blessing Me” for Albertina Walker; “Victory Is Mine”, “Somebody Prayed for Me”, “Have Your Way Lord”, and “The Storm Is Almost Gone” for Dorothy Norwood; “Live by the Word” for Donald Molloy; “God Can”, “I Am What God Says I Am” and “He’s All Over Me” for Bishop Jeff Banks and the Revival Temple Community Choir. His own project featuring the cut “God Is Good” has reached phenomenal sales, air play and chart success.

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