Darryl Foster

He began his ministry in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest African American Pentecostal Christian denomination in the world.

Witness Freedom Ministries, which provides biblical direction to men and women seeking to change their sexual orientation and refrain from same-sex relationships.

After graduating from Marlin High School in 1980, Foster enrolled in McClennan Community College at Waco to study journalism and mass communications in hopes of landing a career as a media writer.

After a spending a decade in military service, Foster begin pursuing theology and enrolled in Liberty University's External Degree Program.

He completed a course in "Faith Writing" offered by Baylor University and taught by writer William Mattox Jr. Later, he studied theology at Atlanta Bible College, but withdrew after a year because of doctrinal concerns with the school's denominational affiliation.

He gained national prominence when the Christian magazine Charisma featured him in the 1998 cover story entitled "Let's Stop Hiding From the Pain".

He founded Witness Freedom Ministries in Waco in 1996[1] and began developing programs to reach and assist Christian men and women with their personal struggles with sexuality.