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Hezekiah Walker is a well-known American gospel musician and the pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York. Walker has released four CDs as Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir on Benson Records and Verity Records.

<h2>Background</h2>

<a href="/biography/hezekiah-walker">Bishop</a> <a href="/biography/hezekiah-walker">Hezekiah Xzavier Walker</a> was born on December 24, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were very religious; Walker and his brother and sisters were forbidden to enjoy dancing and watching movies. Walker couldn't help it and started loving music since he was a child. Walker joined a choir at the age of eight.

When he was a teenager, he started writing songs; Walker's father died when he was only 14. When he was 21, he lost his mother when she died on her way to church. He was about to get thrown out of their apartment. He had no money left, and then he prayed. When he finished, he sat down and wrote the song 'I'll Make It,' which was a turning point in his life.

<h2>Relationships</h2>

Walker was married and lived with his wife, Kyasia Monet Walker, and his daughter before their divorce. Their daughter is named Kyasia. There were rumors that Walker was gay, and he came out of the closet after the bitterness of the separation. Walker denied this rumor entirely and said that it was not even remotely true.

There was also a rumor that Monet got separated from her husband because he got her infected with a sexually transmitted disease. There was speculation that Walker had a boyfriend and had sex with him. He also forced their daughter out of the house so that he could continue his homosexual affair. Another rumor spread that Walker filed for the separation after he found out that Monet got an STD from another man.

There was gossip that Walker's partner was a transvestite, and Walker wanted to start a new life with his gay lover. He was also expected to step down from his post. There was no trace of who the lover was and how he looked like. There were no comments from the lover, and thus, the rumors died down.

Walker demanded an apology from the media sources that started this rumor. The media apologized publically and stated that Walker was a heterosexual man. Walker denied commenting on why Monet left him. He was a preacher against divorces, and he got separated from Monet, so he didn't want to expand further. After the divorce, he refused to talk about his current girlfriend or his romantic life.

Monet did not comment on her life as the former wife of Walker. She did not comment on her separation or gay rumors. There is no proof about the sexually transmitted disease that allegedly ruined their marriage. There are no details about the custody of their daughter. There were rumors about the two getting back together, but nothing official ever came out.

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<h2>Career</h2>

In 1994, Bishop Walker opened a church with only eight members. He helped drug addicts and prostitutes turn their lives around and accept salvation. He said that he wanted his church in East New York because that was a place that many people have abandoned. This section of New York later experienced a 30% drop in crime in the first year the church was built.

Walker takes a different approach to warn the youth about getting tempted by the finer things in life. He told the New York Times that once kids nowadays watch TV, they get mesmerized by the hip-hop culture of money, riches, and love. They want to experience this lifestyle, but his role in life tells them that there is also a penalty for getting these things easy. He says it's acceptable to desire these things, but they should learn to obtain these things the right way.

Walker has no intentions of changing the way he does things, and he says that he would like to see his ministry expand to a broader market and attract more people who want salvation and want to find righteousness. He says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God">God</a>'s people already know what he wants to say, but he aims to provide it for most people.

Walker lives in a vast mansion that contains 22 rooms, and it is only blocks away from his church in Brooklyn. Walker has a net worth of $8 million. Despite his wealth and success, many people close to him say that he never lost touch with the community he serves. Walker doesn't fear reaching out to drug dealers and convincing them to attend the church. He may be driving a Benz, but you can easily find him cleaning the church floor after services in a pair of sweatpants.

<h2>Awards and Recognition</h2>

Walker was awarded The Vision Award in 1994. His music video in 1994 won The Stellar Award for Best Music Video. His song, "Love Lifted Me," won The (GMWA) Excellence Award for Contemporary Song of the Year.

On the strength of the CD Love Is Love!, Hezekiah & The LFT Church Choir were nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Artist, Traditional in 2001. Walker has received two Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus: once with The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994) and again with The LFT Church Choir for Love Is Live! (2001).

Walker's LFT Church Choir, separate from The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, issued two albums: Recorded Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle in 1998 and "Love Is Live" in 2001. LFT Church Choir was a younger, hip-hop-leaning ensemble than its predecessor, and its album reached the Top 5 on Billboard's Gospel Chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award the following year.

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