About Me

Terrel A.J. McBride was born in the City of Brooklyn located in the state of New York. He was Educated through the public school systems of New York, Florida, and Georgia. He was saved at the age of 15 at Saint Mark A.M.E Church under Pastor T.N. Hercules. It was at that time he began to get active in the ministries of the church. He sung in the choir, got involved in the men’s ministry, and began teaching Sunday school. Teaching Sunday school was just supposed to be a means to obtaining community service hours. However, it wasn’t long until he began the preaching ministry.

Terrel even though, being called to preach and licensed never forgot the importance of staying involved and humble. He began working diligently with the Young Peoples Division (the youth division of the women missionary society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church). He held offices on every level for the state YPD. Terrel preaching ministry has took him too many corners of the nation. Terrel also maintained his passion for the development of young black men. He became a member of Black Teens for Advancement at B.E. Mays High school, and soon became the president. Under his leadership a shoe rally known as “Walk in my shoes” was established to help the children of Mozambique, Africa. Terrel also has affiliations with: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), 100 Black Men of America, Urban League, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Currently Terrel serves as the Youth Pastor of Crossroads Presbyterian Church. Terrel discovered a love for church planting and emerging church concepts. He is currently planting a church in Sandy Springs, GA called Influence Community Church. His passion is for the un-churched and he feels that it’s important to promote relationship over religion. If the church is going to be relevant in the 21st century he feels the church has to become a community.

Terrel is married to the former Carolyn Ashley Collier together they share a daughter named Jazlyn.

Though he has many accomplishments he wants it to be noted that he dropped out of school in ninth grade. However, he still graduated on time with his class, and is currently a senior on the Deans Lists at Beulah Heights Bible College. Understanding the fact that “Knowledge is power” he learned that it is what you do with that knowledge that makes it powerful.