Ed Young (pastor)
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Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church
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| Born | Edwin Barry Young March 16, 1961 Canton, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Pastor, Writer, Speaker, Artist |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Sexperiment, The Marriage Mirror, Outrageous, Contagious Joy |
| Notable awards |
New York Times Best Seller 2012 |
| Spouse | Lisa Young |
| Children | LeeBeth, Laurie, Landra, EJ |
Edwin Barry "Ed" Young (born March 16, 1961) is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church. His international ministry includes the televised broadcast, Ed Young Television, C3 Global and Fellowship Live.
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. 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.
Young was called into the ministry during his sophomore year at Florida State University. He soon returned to Houston, Texas to attend Houston Baptist University and to work at his father's church as an associate pastor.
In February, 1990, Young began Fellowship Church out of a rented office complex before moving to an arts center. 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 km2) property in Grapevine, Texas in 1998.
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.
In 2008, Fellowship Church hosted its first summer camp and retreat center in Hawkins, TX at Allaso Ranch. Another Texas location opened in 2013 in Keller/Southlake. Fellowship Church also has a campus in London, England.
Ed Young Television program was the first religious program of its kind to air on the E! Channel in 2010. Ed Young TV now streams live 24/7 on Edyoung.com and Roku.
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