[7] His parents never married and he was raised by his mother, Laura Glenn, a singer with the Zion Congregational Church of God in Christ.
[13][14] Winans even had a job working for the main assembly plant of the Dodge Automobile Company in Detroit during the 1960s.
[8] Winans preached his first sermon at the Detroit Pentecostal Church of Hope[16] where family friend Bishop Ramey was the preacher.
[citation needed] Sons Ronald, Carvin II, Marvin, and Michael began singing at young ages in church.
Son Benjamin and daughter Priscilla began singing together around the same time The Winans released their first album.
The goal of the organization was to help the children of Detroit with whatever problems they were facing whether domestic, financial, educational or etc.
Mom and Pop also frequently appeared at Benny Hinn crusades during the 1990s and 2000s and were regular guest on TBN's Praise the Lord television program.
[19] David married Delores at Zion Congregational Church of God in Christ in Detroit on November 21, 1953.
[citation needed] Sons Ronald, Carvin II, Marvin and Michael were discovered by Andraé Crouch and were signed onto Light Records in 1981 under the name "The Winans".
The Winans released several hit albums and appeared in Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror"[25] before disbanding in 1995.
[27] Benjamin and Priscilla were asked to sing for a Christian television program in 1982 and soon by 1984, the siblings became known as BeBe & CeCe.
[28] BeBe and CeCe were jointly honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to the music industry[29] on October 20, 2011.
[30] Youngest daughters Angelique and Debra also became performers and formed the group "Angie & Debbie" in the early 1990s.
Around 1,000 individuals and companies invested in the scam and most of the money went to personal expenses or to pay off past investors.
[31] Winans suffered a series of debilitating strokes and a massive heart attack in October 2008.
[32][33][34] In January 2009, Winans was moved from Detroit to the Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to some of his children.
Winans was survived by Delores Ransom, his wife of 55 years, nine children, 23 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Guests included the Williams Brothers, Tramaine Hawkins, Donnie McClurkin, Whitney Houston and Karen Clark Sheard.