Larry Stevens "Steven" Furtick Jr. is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the author of three books, Sun Stand Still and the two New York Times bestselling releases, Greater and "Crash the Chatterbox". Furtick was born and raised in Moncks Corner, South Carolina and attended Berkeley High School. At the age of 16, after reading the book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala, he "felt called to pastor a church in a major city". Furtick received a B.A. in Communication from North Greenville University and a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After serving as music director at a local church in Shelby, North Carolina, Furtick moved to Charlotte and started Elevation Church. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006. [More at Wikipedia]

February 19th, 1980 in Moncks Corner (Age 44)