Reverend Dr. George E. Wilson
Dr. Wilson is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Friends 4 Life Covenant Church. In addition to over thirty years in ministry, Dr. Wilson brings over twenty-five years of experience with him as a non-profit executive; giving leadership to both national and international initiatives. Most recently as Church Relations Director of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, CEO/Executive Director of Circle Urban Ministries, Executive Director of US Programs and Senior Director of Global Partnerships with World Vision, a humanitarian organization serving both domestically and internationally. He helped coordinate the humanitarian efforts of World Vision working in New York City after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He has traveled to sub-Saharan Africa from Angola to Zambia and shared the platform with Rock Star Bono, from the music group U2, and actor/comedian Chris Tucker in an effort to mobilize churches to fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic and against the stereotypical view associated with HIV/AIDS both domestically and globally.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications, a Master's in Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and an earned Doctorate in Ministry from North Park Theological Seminary.
Pastor Wilson is a foremost authority on Youth Violence Prevention and is a former Fellow of Congregational Studies with the Hartford Institute of Religion and Research.
He is a sought after speaker on many issues impacting our society. He has served on the Executive Committee of Sustaining Pastoral Excellence within the Evangelical Covenant Church of America. In addition, he is a member of the African American Ministers Association and represents to the Executive Board of the National Ministerium on their behalf; as well as commitments on the boards of other charitable organizations. God has gifted him with the ability to apply biblical principles to current events in a way that is relevant and easily understood by people of all ages. He is a man with a global vision. But most importantly, for twenty-seven years he has been married to Hazel M. Wilson and they have been blessed with two sons, George III and Joseph.
