The highly revered Pastor Homer Edwin Young of the Second Baptist Church was born in the was born in the awesome city of Laurel, in the county of Jones , which is situated in the ancient south city of Mississippi. It is pertinent to state that Homer Young is from an impoverished home, which pathetically made him to go to school on bare foot. His parents were able to buy shoes for him when he was in third grade. Pastor EdYoung started his tertiary education at the reputable University of Alabama which is at Tuscaloosa. He got an Engineering Major from the University.
However, in the course of Pastor Young tertiary education at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, he received the revered call to serve in the lord’s vineyard. Based on the call received, the Pastor left the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and proceeded to the Mississippi college in the
city of Clinton.
In this Biography, we want to let you know that the Pastor Homer Edwin Young proceeded from Mississippi college in the city of Clinton to the reputable Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary that is in wake Forest, North Carolina. In the North and South Carolina, Pastor Homer Edwin Young served as a humble shepherd feeding his sheep with the word of life, until he proceeded to the reputable second Baptist church Houston in 1978.
His Stay At Second Baptist Church, Houston
The unprecedented anointing placed on the Pastor began to manifest tremendously, when he proceeded to Second Baptist Church, Houston. It is imperative to mention, that when Edwin Young came to Second Baptist Church, Houston, the most coherent tremendous thing that happened was the overwhelming growth of the church, from attendance of five hundred as at 1978, to twenty-four thousand as at the time of compiling this biography of Pastor Ed Young.
It is apt to mention, that with Pastor Young, Second Baptist Church, Houston Texas became a force to reckon with in the spiritual clime. The Second Baptist Church, holds services in three six campuses in the metropolitan city of Houston and also has an online broadcasting platform. The personal disposition and charismatic nature of Pastor Homer Ed Young, made The Second Baptist Church, in June 1992, to appoint him as the leader of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Pastor Ed Young has equally written myriads of books, such as Healing Broken Marriage, The 10 Commandments of Parenting and the 10 Commandments of Marriage. Etc.
Interesting Part Of Biography of Pastor Edwin Young Biography
It is interesting to mention, that the former United States President in the person of President Bill Clinton, in 1993 was asked by Pastor Edwin Young, in his position as the leader of Southern Baptist Convention, whether he believes the bible is literally true? Pathetically, Pastor Young said that the answer of the then President Bill Clinton, respectfully was not correct.
Pastor Homer Edwin Young, personally has a broadcast ministry, that provides “Impactful” content known as ‘The Winning Walk’ and which is broadcasting all over the world, especially North America.
Nevertheless, like any other person, Edwin Young has a family. He married his awesome wife Jo Beth Landrum in 1959, who died at the age of 80 years on 17th September, 2017 and they were married for 58 years. The union of Edwin Young and Jo Beth produced three sons and all his children are serving in the Lords Vine yard. The three sons may be likened to be chips of the old block.
Sons of Ed Young
The three sons of Pastor Edwin Young are, Cliff Young, a known leader if the Christian folk and Pop group also known as Cademon’s call. Cliff Young also serves as the creative media director and an associate pastor in the Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas.
Also, Ben Young is a speaker, author and an associate pastor at the Second Baptist Church. His son, Edwin Young is a speaker, an author and a senior pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas.
As regards to health, Pastor Ed Young have had some health challenges such as heart issues and the procedure to be harnessed in reducing heart failure is the nitty-gritty of his book on Total Heart Health for Men Workbook. In the year 1988 he suffered from angioplasty and which is a clogged heart artery and also was under the surgical knife in 2010 for a coronary bypass surgery. His net worth is also estimated at
to be $651 million dollars as the compilation of this biography.
You can connect with Pastor Ed Young through his “Winning Walk Website” – winningwalk.org or Church Website – second.org
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