Norman Hutchins

Norman Hutchins was born September 27, 1962, in Delaware, as Norman Earil Hutchins. He started preaching at the age of 8, and was ordained at the age of 12 by Bishop Foreman of Laurel, Delaware. Preaching earned him $100 per evening, which allowed him to support his mother and his ten siblings. He went with his wife, at the age of 19, to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and became the preacher of Hope Church of God in Christ (COGIC). He later settled in Los Angeles, and worked in menial jobs there until he believed God was leading him to West Angeles COGIC to be their music minister. Later on he felt called to move back to Delaware, where he started Frontline Ministries. He held a master's degree in biblical counseling and a doctorate in church administration. ==Music career==

Hutchins's music career started in 1992, with the release of Norman Hutchins by Sparrow Records; he also released ''Don't Stop Praying'' in 1993. Both of those albums failed to chart, and were his only releases with the label. He obtained success when he joined JDI Records in 1999 and released his third album, Nobody But You, his Billboard magazine chart debut release on the Gospel Albums chart. ==Personal life and death==

Hutchins married his first wife Michelle at the age of 19. They had three children. Years after their divorce, he married his second wife, Karen. Together they started Frontline Ministries in Dover, Delaware. This also caused his kidneys to fail; his wife was a match and she donated one of her kidneys to him. ==Discography==