Steven Furtick
Steven Furtick (born February 19, 1980) is the lead pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Furtick and wife Holly have three children, Abbey, Elijah and Graham.)[1]
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 called to pastor a church in a major city.[2] Furtick received a B.A. in communications from North Greenville University and a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[1]
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 in regular attendance, meeting at four different locations.[4] 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. Multnomah Books, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60142-322-1.
References
- ^ a b Elevation Church. "Pastor Steven Furtick". Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Funk, Tim. "A cool pastor, and a hot church." Charlotte Observer 14 Sept. 2008: A1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ Elevation Church. "History". Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Elevation Church. "Welcome". Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Outreach Magazine (2008). "2008 The Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America." Retrieved 2009-09-03.
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