Derrick M. Fitzpatrick  graciously serves as the esteemed Pastor of the Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church located in Chicago, Illinois. Pastor Fitzpatrick was born to Elbert and Clara Fitzpatrick who nurtured him and his sister Patrice, and surrounded him with a strong sense of family values.  Pastor Fitzpatrick was licensed and ordained by his maternal grandfather, the late Rev. James Marcellus Stone, the founding pastor of Stone Temple Church, in 1987. Pastor Stone had a tremendous impact and influence on Pastor Fitzpatrick’s life. 

After serving as Assistant Pastor of the Burnside Community Church under the late Rev. Florezel L. Porter, Jr., Pastor Fitzpatrick was called to pastor Stone Temple Church in September of 1996. In the spirit of his grandfather, Pastor Fitzpatrick brings with him a deep faith in God, a dynamic spiritual outlook and keen business and financial acumen. Pastor Fitzpatrick has an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics and a Master’s of Theology from International Seminary in Florida. Pastor Fitzpatrick also has a Doctorate Degree from Ashwood University along with two honorary Doctorate Degrees and many awards and certificates in service and Christian Ministry.

With the demands of ministry, every Pastor has a need to be covered by another Pastor. It is with pride and pleasure that Pastor Fitzpatrick is covered by Bishop Eddie L. Long, Senior Pastor of Newbirth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia. Bishop Long serves as our pastor’s covering, pastor, and spiritual father. As a member of the Father’s House Ministry, Pastor Fitzpatrick is totally submitted to God and his covering, Bishop Eddie L. Long. 

Pastor Fitzpatrick is blessed to have many other spiritually connected people in his life who help provide him with wisdom and Godly counsel.  Some of the other spiritual mentors are: Pastor Nathan Proche of the Tree of Life Church in Detroit, Michigan, Bishop Will Compton of Will Compton International Ministries in Orlando, Florida and Apostle Bill Adkins of the Greater Imani Faith Church in Memphis, Tennessee. 

Pastor Fitzpatrick believes in one Lord, one Faith and one Baptism. It is in God that we live, we move and we have our being. He believes that God has sent his Son, Jesus, the Christ to make atonement for our sins by his death, burial and resurrection and those that believe that Jesus is Lord and that God has raised Him from the Dead shall be saved.

In 2000, Pastor Fitzpatrick organized Derrick M. Fitzpatrick Ministries. This ministry has been developed to allow his ministry to expand beyond the walls of the church building and reach further into the hedges and highways of our city, our country and throughout various regions to further the Gospel. It is his dream to advance the Kingdom providing effective teaching, preaching and by introducing various bridges to building up the people of God. It is his desire to build the people of God by preaching, teaching and training. The ministry wants to build in people self-esteem, self-confidence and a faithful reliance on God by introducing them to various, books, teaching conferences, sermonic preaching, preaching seminars, preaching materials, Bible studies, a multitude of dynamic speakers and a foundational structure in God’s Word to help Build Our People through Teaching and Training.

Pastor Fitzpatrick is happily married to Pastor Reshorna.  Reshorna Fitzpatrick is the pastor of Proceeding Word Church.  Together they form a powerful and dynamic duo for the Kingdom.  They have three lovely children, Jasmine, John and Jyla.  Reshorna, is a tremendous blessing to the ministry and to him as a true helpmate.

You can contact Pastor Derrick M. Fitzpatrick by calling his personal assistant, Ms. Kim Rickmon at 773-762-0013