Derek Grier (born May 28, 1965) is a nationally recognized clergyman and the founding pastor of Grace Church located in
Dumfries, Virginia
Dumfries, officially the Town of Dumfries, is a town in Prince William County, Virginia. The population was 4,961 at the 2010 United States Census.
Geography
Dumfries is located at (38.567853, −77.324591).
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Early life
Grier was born in Long Island, New York and went to
Howard University
Howard University (Howard) is a Private university, private, University charter#Federal, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classifie ...
from 1983 to 1988, where he studied business, and served as a campus minister. He later went on to earn a master of education degree from
Regent University
Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University, and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offe ...
in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He also holds a doctorate in practical ministry from Wagner University in Pasadena, California, as well as an honorary doctorate from Beulah Heights University.
Biography
Grier is a nationally recognized clergyman and the church's founding pastor. He is a mentor to Christian leaders and business owners and a prominent radio and television presence. Grier broadcasts locally in the Washington, D.C. market; nationwide weekly on
BET
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The Word Network
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,
Hillsong Channel
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The network originally launched as The Church Channel, which focu ...
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Impact Network, and internationally on stations in
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Ethiopia
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, and parts of
Kenya
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Grier's uncompromising approach to preaching and teaching the gospel has helped him lead Grace Church in phenomenal growth. In 2013, the highly acclaimed Outreach Magazine listed Grace Church as one of the fastest growing churches in the nation and among the top 100 fastest growing of all churches. Again in 2014, Grace Church was listed in Outreach Magazine's annual “100 Fastest Growing Churches in America” as the 7th fastest growing church in the United States.
In 2008, Grier was ordained Bishop by the late Rev. Dr.
Myles Munroe, an internationally renowned preacher from the Bahamas.
In 2008, he founded th
Dumfries Youth Center(now the Grace Youth Center) as an extension o
Grace Church which has served hundreds of high-risk children in the Dumfries area.
References
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1965 births
Howard University alumni
Living people
People from Dumfries, Virginia
People from Long Island