Ed Young (Fellowship Church)
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Ed Young | |
|---|---|
| Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church | |
| Born | Edwin Barry Young March 16, 1961 |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable awards | New York Times Best Seller 2012 |
| Spouse | Lisa Young |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Homer Edwin Young (father) |
Edwin Barry "Ed" Young (born March 16, 1961), known professionally as Ed Young, Jr., is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Canton, North Carolina, Young is the oldest son of Homer Edwin Young, senior pastor of Second Baptist Church Houston in Houston, Texas. He attended and played basketball at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where he received a basketball scholarship.[1] After his sophomore year, he transferred to Houston Baptist University where he received his bachelor's degree followed by a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Early Ministry Work
[edit | edit source]After his studies, he returned to Houston, Texas to work at Second Baptist Church Houston as an associate pastor.[2][3]
Fellowship Church
[edit | edit source]In February 1989, Young began Fellowship Church out of a rented office complex before moving to an arts center.[4] In 1996, Fellowship Church moved into Irving's MacArthur High School to accommodate five weekend services and a weekly attendance of 5,000. Fellowship Church opened its first permanent facility on a 141-acre (0.57 sq km) property in Grapevine, Texas in 1998.[5]
In 2003, Fellowship Church opened its first two satellite locations in Plano and Fort Worth, TX. A third satellite campus launched two years later in Dallas, TX. Between the four locations, weekly attendance was over 20,000. In May 2006, Fellowship Church opened a satellite campus in South Miami, FL; North Port Florida in 2017.[5] In August 2018, Journey Church in Norman, OK became Fellowship Church Norman. The Plano, South Miami, North Port, and Norman locations were later sold to other groups.
In 2008, Fellowship Church hosted its first summer camp and retreat center in Hawkins, TX at Allaso Ranch.[6]
Outreach
[edit | edit source]When the country of Haiti was struck by an earthquake in 2010, Fellowship Church and C3 Global began providing relief and to date has provided almost 11 million meals.[7] In partnership with C3 Global, FC hosts an annual retreat for Gold Star families with America's Mighty Warriors, with past guests Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, and Mike Huckabee. In 2016, Fellowship Church opened its first prison campus; God Behind Bars.[8] It has since opened 2 more prison campuses. In 2017, Fellowship Church participated in relief recovery for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.[9]
Television
[edit | edit source]Ed Young Television program was the first religious program of its kind to air on the E! Channel in 2010. Ed Young TV has also been seen on EdYoung.com, Roku,[10] and Netflix.[11]
Lifestyle
[edit | edit source]In 2010, Pastor Ed Young was criticized for his luxurious lifestyle, including the purchase of a Falcon 50 private jet, an annual housing allowance of $240,000, and an annual salary of $1 million. [12][2]
Bibliography
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References
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- ^ Christine Perez, Booming Fellowship Church to open three new locations, bizjournals.com, USA, August 1, 2004
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- ^ WFAA, Prominent Grapevine pastor linked to luxury, wfaa.com, USA, February 5, 2010
External links
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