Bishop Melvin Tyrone Lee

MELVIN TYRONE LEE, son of the late Thomas Garfield Lee and Bobbie Lee Ford, was born on August 24, 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Baltimore City Public Schools, graduating from Edmondson Senior High School and Family Bible Institute, College & Seminary. Salvaged by the Lord at the tender age of 13, he was chosen for a well-rounded faith journey via Friendship Baptist Church, St. Bernardine’s Catholic Church, 1st Apostolic Faith Church, Family Bible Church, The Lord’s Church of Baltimore on to Because HE Lives Ministries – where these experiences would bond together and form the foundation and fill the fabric of MELVIN – CHIEF WITH THE SWORD! With destiny forging his spiritual pathway, he would find himself deployed with VSP Janitorial Services and later the Department of Human Resources, where his innate thirst to see beyond the outer man and minister to the inner man would be further sharpened by his thirst for the Word of God and desire to walk in the pathway chosen for him. His gift truly made room for him in ministry to the homeless and those he encountered along the way who needed hope and to hear that Jesus is the answer. Melvin T. Lee would wed his beautiful bride, Tonya Renee Bowden, in February 1991, and from that precious union, one child would be present with the Lord before birth, and two sons – Joshua Nathaniel and Josiah Emmannuel would be given to them to train up in the way they should go. Because HE Lives Ministries was birthed in November 1999, and through Pastor Melvin T. Lee began the ministry which would manifest, M.T. Lee Consultants LLC, O Taste & See Catering, A Place For Grace Daycare, Stages of Life Classes for Pastors & Leaders, and the Leadership Academy. Pastor Lee was elevated to the office of Bishop in October 2023, where the Treasure Chest of Tools was prepared for tracing and represents a lifelong example of godly principles to be passed on,preserving God’s exceeding and abundant grace toward us all. A living testimony was demonstrated before us in that even at the height of the affliction, Bishop Lee’s joy in the Lord never wavered or ceased. The Word of God was so deeply ingrained in his heart and mind that he continued to teach, preach, and praise through it all. AMEND TO THAT, as Bishop Lee would say! Bishop Melvin T. Lee was preceded in death by his brothers Ronald Martin, Anthony Lee, and Thomas Lee. He leaves to cherish the memory of his life, love and laughter: devoted wife, Tonya R. Lee; two sons, Joshua Lee and Josiah Lee (fiancée, Kayla); godson, Joe McClendon Jr. (Kim); twin brother, Marvin Lee; sisters, Wilhelmina Martin, Janet Horne (Milton Horne), Linda Robinson (David Robinson), Patricia Ann Lee,

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Bishop Melvin Tyrone Lee

August 24, 1963 - October 10, 2025