Background
McCullough, Murray Lester was born on March 29, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Murray Jefferson and Jessie Elmira (Powers) McCullough.
McCullough, Murray Lester was born on March 29, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Murray Jefferson and Jessie Elmira (Powers) McCullough.
Bachelor, Florida State University, 1965. Master in Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976. Postgraduate, Westminster Choir College, 1982.
Minister music, Parkway Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, 1963-1965;
interim minister music, Allapattah Baptist Church, Miami, Florida, 1965-1966;
minister music and youth, Midland Park Baptist Church, North Charleston, South Carolina., 1966-1967;
minister music, El Camino Baptist Church, Sacramento, 1968-1969;
minister music, Trinity Baptist Church, Fort Worth, 1970-1972;
minister music, Murray Hill Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1972-1983;
associate director department church music, Florida Baptist Convention, Jacksonville, 1983-1988;
director department church music, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, since 1988. Conference leader Florida Baptist Convention, 1975-1988, Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, since 1983. Choral conductor Christian Arts, Inc, New Hyde Park, New York, 1982.
Director Florida Baptist Singing Men, Jacksonville, 1976=88, Master' Singers, Little Rock, since 1988.
Board of directors American Red Cross, Charleston, 1966, Air Force Aid Society, Sacramento, 1968-1969. Captain United States Air Force, 1966-1970. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, American Choral Dirs.
Association, American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, Florida Baptist Church Music Conference (secretary 1981-1983), Southern Baptist Convention Music Conference (denominational representative since 1988), Southern Baptist Convention State Music Dirs.' Fellowship (president 1991-1992).
Married Jo Ann Rush, February 25, 1966. 1 child, Melody Ann McCullough Revell.