Steven Furtick
Steven Furtick (born February 19, 1980) is the lead pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He resides in the Charlotte area with his wife, Holly, and their two sons, Elijah and Graham.
Furtick was born and raised in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. At age 16, after reading the book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala, he felt God call him to start a church in a major metropolitan city.[1] Furtick received a B.A. in communications from North Greenville University and a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[2]
After serving as music director at a local church in Shelby, North Carolina, Furtick and seven families moved to Charlotte and started Elevation Church. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006.[3] Under his leadership, the church has grown to over 8,000 [4] in regular attendance, meeting at four different locations. Elevation was cited by Outreach Magazine as one of the Top 100 fastest growing churches in the country in 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010.[5]
Publications
- Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible (2010, Multnomah Books; ISBN 978-1-60142-322-1)
References
- ^ Funk, Tim. "A cool pastor, and a hot church." Charlotte Observer 14 Sept. 2008: A1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ Elevation Church (2008). "Pastor Steven Furtick." Retrieved 2009-09-03
- ^ Elevation Church (2008). "Beginning." Retrieved 2009-09-03
- ^ "Elevation Church | Welcome" Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Outreach Magazine (2008). "2008 The Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America." Retrieved 2009-09-03.
External links
- ElevationChurch.org Official website of Elevation Church.
- StevenFurtick.com Blog.
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