He is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango, M?xico,in 1964 and they started a missionary outreach. The work was unexpectedly halted after Jerry's death that same year.
Years later Marco's mother, Nola Holder, found a companion in Frank Warren and remarried. Frank embraced the vision God had originally given Jerry and Nola as his own and together they would begin to build new churches in Durango, M?xico. The second marriage not only provided a husband for Nola, but equally important, a father figure for Marcos, Jerry, and Felipe. Later, the couple would give birth to two additional children?twin daughters?Nola and Lorena Warren.
Marcos?s education began with basic studies at the American School of Durango. He then studied classical music at the University of Juarez (Durango, M?xico) and eventually he started his theological studies at International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, Marcos is working towards his masters degree at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is also pastor of the Spanish congregation at the megachurch Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
Career
In 1986, musician, songwriter, singer, author, speaker and pastor, Marcos founded CanZion Producciones when he recorded his first project, ?Canci?n a Dios?. Today he has recorded 31 projects that are available on cassette, CD, and (his latest projects) on DVD. He has sold over 10,000,000 copies of his records in M?xico, the United States and Latin America. Fabian Colmenares worked with Marcos Witt with to create multiple schools called Canzion.
In 1994 Marcos founded CanZion Institute, a school dedicated to the preparation of worship leaders and music ministers. Today there are over 3,000 students attending the 28 campuses of the Institute in 10 different countries throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Marcos has written ten books including ?Adoremos?, which has recently been translated to English, Portuguese and French and ?Qu? hacemos con estos m?sicos? in Portuguese. In the last three years, more than 3,000,000 people have attended Marcos's concerts in some of the main venues of Latin America. Concerts have been held in such places as "El Estadio Vel?z Sarsfield" in Argentina, "Figali Convention Center" in Panama,"El Estadio Nacional de Cuzcatl?n" in El Salvador, "El Estadio Monumental" in Ecuador, "El Estadio El Camp?n" in Colombia, "El Palacio de los Deportes" and "El Estadio Azteca" in M?xico City, just to name a few.
Since the year 2000 Marcos has participated in over 100 leadership conferences and seminars organized by LIDERE, a company dedicated to the equipping of leaders and pastors.
In 2001 Marcos received the Award by the People for his outstanding musical career; the award was presented by Ritmo Latino.
On September 15, 2002, Marcos along with his wife Miriam and their children began a new phase in their lives. Marcos was appointed the Senior Pastor of the Hispanic congregation at Lakewood Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. The Hispanic congregation of Lakewood Church has an active and growing congregation of more than 40,000 people and a TV program which airs every week in over 20 countries and can be watched live on the internet.
In September 2003 Marcos also received a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian Album, for ?Sana Nuestra Tierra? (?Heal Our Land?). In November of that same year, Marcos recorded "Recordando Otra Vez" (?Remembering Once Again?), at the LA Sports Arena. This recording brought CanZion into the secular market because of its distribution agreement with Sony, who already had a solid plan for promotion and marketing in this area. Included in Marcos' schedule is his frequent attendance to The White House, for diverse events in representation of the Evangelical Hispanic Community.
In 2004 Marcos received his second Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Recordando Otra Vez".
On , 2006 Witt received his third Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Dios es Bueno" (God is Good).
On , 2006 he released "Alegr?a" (Joy) which was recorded live in the country of Chile. On , 2007 the album "Alegr?a" won a Latin Billboard Award for Best Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Running up with the nominees: Salvador, Jaci Velasquez and Fernando Ortega.
On , 2007 he released his most recent recording "Sinfon?a del Alma" (Symphony from the Soul) which he recorded and dedicated for his father who had recently died a year earlier.
On , 2007 Witt received his fourth Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Alegr?a" (Joy).
Personal life
In 1986, Marcos married Miriam Lee and together they have four children: Elena Jeannette, Jonathan David, Kristofer Marcos and Carlos Franklin. The couple's firstborn, Elena Witt, is married to singer Harold Guerra, who is signed to Canzion Records, the recording company that was founded by Marcos Witt.
Source: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/marcos+witt/biography.html
