Our Pastor
Dr. Laurent Grosvenor (La-Ron Grove-nor) was born in Manchester, England, and attended the Hulme Grammar School for Boys.
He began preaching at the age of 9 and has since been used by God to proclaim the gospel across the UK, USA, Kenya, Barbados, Jamaica, Bahamas, Canada, Trinidad, South Africa, Ghana, and Bermuda. Dr. Grosvenor is a graduate of Oakwood University, where he served as Presidential Ambassador, Chaplain’s Assistant, and was the recipient of the Evangelism Award. He earned his Master of Divinity from Andrews University, his Master of Business Administration from Baylor University, and completed his Doctor of Ministry at Payne Theological Seminary. Additionally, he is a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
Dr. Grosvenor is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the National Action Network, and 100 Black Men of America, and he serves as a board member of the Austin Black Fund. He has contributed to several books and articles on ministry and population health. A voracious reader, he is deeply committed to fostering community relationships that transcend denominational lines—a hallmark of his ministry.
Dr. Grosvenor pastored in Alabama for four years, where his leadership brought about both spiritual and numerical growth. Since 2018, he has served as the Senior Pastor of Alpha Church in Austin, Texas. He is joyfully married to Dr. Crystal Joi Grosvenor, an accomplished physician.
Additionally, Dr. Grosvenor serves as the Chief Diversity Officer at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), a global population health research organization based at the University of Washington in Seattle. IHME’s mission is to improve global health by providing rigorous and reliable data, analysis, and evaluations to policymakers, researchers, ministries of health, and the public. The organization’s flagship initiative, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, is the most comprehensive worldwide observational epidemiological study.
Dr. Grosvenor is passionate about counseling and helping people reach their full potential through Christ. He lives by the phrase: “We ought not strive to be known as great preachers, but we ought strive to be known as one whom when we preach, people realize how great the gospel is.”