Taylor University Chapel

Luther Whitfield, Pastor, New Covenant Church, Fort Wayne, IN

Dr. Luther Whitfield is the founder and senior pastor/ teacher of New Covenant Worship Center, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prior to starting New Covenant, Pastor Whitfield served as the National City Life Director for Youth For Christ USA and also as the Senior Director for the Primetime Community Center, where he still serves and engages today on a regular basis.

He attended and graduated from Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne.  After graduation he later received his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois in 1984. He later received a diploma in Biblical Studies from Calvary Ministries International CMI in1989.  In May of 2012, Pastor Luther received his Doctorate of Divinity degree from Huntington University.  After three years of working in the Fort Wayne public school system at Bunche Elementary School, Pastor Whitfield felt motivated by the overwhelming power and love of God; he accepted God’s call to the ministry. It was during these early formative years that he began preparing himself to do the will of God on a full-time basis.   Pastor Whitfield has been married to Margo Whitfield for over 30 years, and they have three children Tiffany, Mycal and Renata.

Pastor Whitfield is an outstanding communicator who is highly sought on a national level as a speaker on youth and urban issues. He has an incredible passion for young people that has been developed through over 30 years of experience. Pastor Whitfield began his career as an elementary school teacher as stated earlier, but was soon called into ministry.  In his first position he served as youth pastor at Calvary Chapel, a large urban church, where he grew his youth group to 500 active students.  He was the first black youth pastor serving the Fort Wayne community. Pastor Whitfield has been with Youth For Christ for over 20 years.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What is a practical way you can treat every step as a blessing this week?
2. How can you leave your crutch behind this week?
3. How can you go beyond yourself to something bigger?