Charlotte, my fair city, when will you learn?
His name is Steven Furtick, and he's thirty-three years old. He's the senior pastor of Elevation Church, which he literally founded in his Shelby, NC living room. He and several supporters chose Charlotte suburb Matthews, NC, to plant the nascent church. Its first service was held on Feb. 5, 2006.
Today, Elevation has seven campuses in the Charlotte metro area, weekly attendance estimates of 12,000-15,000, and is continuing its growth into Canada. This is Pastor Steven, and this is the church's website.
Actual publicity photo from Steven Furtick's most recent book, "Greater"