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Pastor DeAndre Patterson is revered locally, nationally, and internationally for his ministry of the preached word and as a dynamic vessel of integrity, leadership, and anointed worship.

Honored by the City of Chicago as “The Crowned Prince of Gospel”, Pastor Patterson's roots in Ministry and the Gospel industry run deep:

- Decades of notable leadership at Progressive Ministries and the renowned Progressive Radio Choir;

- Songwriter and 2-time Stellar-Nominated Recording Artist with Tyscot Records;

- Serving proudly alongside gospel pioneers and other esteemed colleagues as a Board Member of the Chicago Annual Gospel Festival;

- Radio Broadcast Announcer for Moody Bible Radio and Chicago's Inspiration 1390;

- Workshop Conductor for choirs, Chicago's famous "Gospel Supreme" and countless Praise & Worship conferences;

- Honorary Doctrinal Degrees of Divinity and Sacred Music by the Gospel Ministry Outreach Theological Institute of Houston, TX.

Pastor Patterson is the Senior Leader of Destiny Worship Center of Chicago, IL. He founded DeAndre Patterson Ministries, and his ministry has expanded into even greater responsibility, as he was given additional Pastoral mandates by two of his mentors and Fathers in the Gospel,
Bishop Willie J. Chambliss and The Late Pastor Maceo Woods. In addition to Destiny, Pastor Patterson now also leads Miracle Revival Cathedral Church of God in Christ of Maywood, IL, and Christian Tabernacle Church of Chicago.

Most importantly, Pastor Patterson shines as a people person with a special heart for the family of God. Through his ministry, communities are empowered and provided resources to aid them in being productive Christians. He is a God-loving leader and is well-known for breaking down barriers of denomination while defending the Gospel and the virtue of Gospel Music.

Pastor Patterson resides in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, IL, happily married to his loving wife, Patricia Lane-Patterson and blessed with their two sons, Linden Myles Hope and Dylan Andre Patterson.

As he motivates people everywhere with his endearing, heartfelt creeds that "Love Is What Love Does" and "Don't believe what you see, but see what you believe", among these many accomplishments it is still clear that the best is yet to come.

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