Larry Ashley, Senior Pastor
 Pastor
Larry Ashley is the youngest of fifteen children born to Nathan and
Eliza Ashley in
Columbia,
Mississippi. At the
tender age of six, Pastor Ashley’s father died leaving behind a
legacy of faith in Jesus Christ. At the age of seven, he received
Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. The abiding faith that his
parents demonstrated would be the tool he needed that would assist
him for the remainder of his life.
Pastor Larry and his mother moved to
Alameda
California in 1957 to
unite with other members of their family. He attended school in the
city of
Alameda for one year before moving to
Oakland. In
Oakland, Pastor Ashley continued his
education and graduated from
Oakland
High School in
1963. It was during this period of his life that he felt the call of
God on his life to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Upon his
graduation, Pastor Ashley attended
Biola
University in
La Mirada
California for two
years.
In
1965 he was drafted into the
United States
Army and received an honorable discharge in 1967. Shortly after his
discharge he enrolled into
California
State
University in
Hayward. At thirty-five
Pastor Ashley responded to the call of God on his life and began to
prepare himself for the service of God. He enrolled in Bay Cities
Bible Institute and graduated from
Patten
University
1997, receiving his B.S. degree in Pastoral Studies.
In
1990, he was elected to be the senior pastor of
Cosmopolitan
Baptist
Church in
Oakland, where he is
currently serving with joy and humility. He is the husband of Gloria
Ashley and the father of three adult children. He and his wife are
the proud grandparents of nine grandchildren.
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