For more than four decades, Brooklyn-born Bishop Hezekiah Walker has used music and ministry to inspire generations. He has also been extending that legacy into the work of making his community stronger. This month, Walker celebrates the grand opening of a housing development that has been six years in the making. The ribbon cutting ceremony for HezHouse Apartments, a 10-story, 236-unit affordable housing complex in East NewYork, Brooklyn, will be held on October 21st.
Check out a behind the scenes look from Walker's Instagram account right here!
The opening of HezHouse Apartments is commemorated as Walker is also enjoying a new distribution deal with Roc Nation Distribution, where he was signed in November 2025. “Favor,” reunites Walker with his Love Fellowship Choir for their first stand-alone single in 10 years. “Favor” is the first single from Walker’s Roc Nation deal and is currently available on all digital streaming providers while also impacting radio.
“For decades, God has allowed me to make music that has touched lives, and now He has given me the opportunity to build something tangible for my community,” says Walker. The opening of HezHouse Apartments, the new song, and the new partnership with Roc Nation are all part of the same journey for me: using every gift and every opportunity to inspire, uplift and create a legacy that will outlive me.”
Stanley Brown of Timeless Music Group/TITLE9, brokered Walker’s deal with Roc Nation Distribution. Brown says “when we founded the Love Fellowship Choir, it changed the look and sound of the Black choir while paving the way for many others who are still relevant today. Hezekiah Walker was featured on my debut single “God Is Good” along with Karen Clark Sheard and Kierra Sheard, which earned Roc Nation its first Grammy nomination in Gospel. When the vision started unfolding to further establish Roc Nation’s presence in the Gospel/Inspirational space, Hezekiah Walker was one of the first artists I called. We are moving with intention and excellence to have a real cultural impact, and it is an honor to have Hezekiah Walker as part of the journey.”
In 2013, Walker founded the Hezekiah Walker Community Development Corporation to create resources that empower the East New York, Brooklyn community where he grew up. HezHouse apartments is its first major project, and it amplifies Walker’s commitment to the community that birthed both his ministry and his artistry.
Hezekiah Walker is a legendary gospel artist, songwriter, preacher and community advocate. He formed the Love Fellowship Choir in 1985, invigorating the Gospel music genre with levitating energy that earned numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards. Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship Choir has a rich catalog of 15 albums, but their iconic song "Every Praise" has arguably made the most indelible impact on the Gospel music landscape. The song spent a remarkable 102 weeks on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart and topped the Gospel Airplay chart for 26 consecutive weeks. In 2019, Billboard named "Every Praise" the Gospel Song of the Decade, cementing its place as one of the most influential Gospel songs of all time.
Hezekiah Walker has consistently made enormous contributions to faith, music, community and culture. Today, with the grand opening of HezHouse Apartments and a new distribution partner for his music, those contributions are poised to not only grow but to make Hezekiah Walker a name that is written in Gospel music history.
Hezekiah Walker has made indelible contributions to faith, music, community and culture. Now, with the grand opening of HezHouse Apartments and a new distribution home for his music, his influence continues to expand—cementing a legacy that will endure in Gospel music and beyond.
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