Rev. Trevor Crenshaw
Meet our Pastor
Pastor Trevor Crenshaw has lived in Florence, AL, for fifty-five years. He has been married to the former Ms. Tijuana (Tia) Thompson for the past 32 years. They have three wonderful and lovely children: Derrion (38), Tamara (34), and Trevor (34). They also have three grandsons, Kruz (7), Kinji (7), and Quad (5), and one granddaughter, Iyana (8).
In 1988, Pastor Crenshaw graduated from Coffee High School (Now Florence Middle School) in Florence, AL. Upon graduating, he served in the Alabama National Guard and received an Honorable Discharge due to illness. In 1992, he acknowledged his call to the gospel ministry and was licensed to preach. He worked dutifully at the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church (Trinity). He served as Sunday School Superintendent and Sunday School Teacher, and obediently oversaw worship service while Trinity was without a pastor. Afterward, he was called to the pastoral ministry. He began to shepherd God’s people after his ordination at the Petersville Missionary Baptist Church in 1996. From 1996 to 2005, he served faithfully as the proud pastor of the Petersville Missionary Baptist Church. Also, before taking a sabbatical, he served as interim pastor of Holy Sanctuary Temple of God in Florence, Alabama, from September to December 2005. Presently, he serves as the proud pastor of Trinity in Florence, AL.
During Pastor Trevor Crenshaw’s journey with Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, he has achieved numerous honors, including attending Birmingham Baptist College and graduating from American Baptist College in Nashville, TN, with a BA in Biblical Studies, earning the honor of Summa cum Laude in the Class of 2001. He also received honorary recognition from the National Dean’s List and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges. He had the privilege of attending the Beeson School of Divinity in Birmingham, AL, in the fall of 2003, but had to withdraw due to family and scheduling concerns. In 2010, he earned a Master of Arts Degree from Selma University in Selma, AL. He completed the Master of Divinity degree requirements at Luther Rice College and Seminary in Lithonia, GA, on August 15, 2018. On August 15, 2019, he was admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Program at Capital Seminary and Graduate School in Lancaster, PA. He has completed three years of his doctoral studies.
Pastor Crenshaw has also had the privilege of serving as a member of SAC (Superintendents Advisory Committee), SAMP (Shoals Area Marriage Policy), the President of the Lauderdale County Head Start Policy Council, and Diversity and Cultural Awareness Trainer for the Florence City Police Department.
God has blessed and enabled Pastor Crenshaw to utilize his teaching and preaching skills on the district and state levels. He is an adjunct professor at Huntsville Bible College in Huntsville, AL. He has taught Pastoral Care (Online and Campus), Ephesians (Online and Campus), Spiritual Formation (Campus), Homiletics (Online and Campus), Techniques for Teaching Sunday School (Online and Campus), Church Administration (Online and Campus), Christian Doctrine (Online and Tri-cities Location), Church History (Online and Tri-cities Location), and Evangelism (Online and Tri-cities Location), Hebrews (Online), Church History (Campus), Corinthian Correspondence (Online), Family Life Christian Education (Online), Educational Ministries of the Church (Online), Christian Education of Youth (Online), Multi-Cultural Christian Education (Online), Christian Ethics (Online), Prison Epistles (Online), Old Testament Poetry (Online), Biblical Interpretation (Online), and Daniel (Online), Minor Prophets (Online), Contemporary Christian Thought (Online), Biblical Characters of the Old and New Testaments. From 2020 to 2022, he served as Dean of Distance Education for Huntsville Bible College. He is teaching PR 401 Homiletics II and TH 311 Old Testament Theology for the 2026 Spring Semester.
Pastor Crenshaw had the privilege of teaching in African Renewal University’s Master of Arts in Theology (MATS) Program in Kampala, Uganda, via Zoom. For the Spring of 2023, he taught MATS 1203 Biblical Theology. For the Fall of 2023, he co-taught Biblical Preaching with Pastor David Musooli (MATS Program Director). For the Spring 2024 Semester, he co-taught MATS 5102 Biblical Theology. For the 2025 Spring Semester, he co-taught Biblical Preaching with Rev. Desmond Agaba. For the 2026 Spring Semester, he will co-teach MATS 5201 Biblical Preaching with Rev. Desmond Agaba. Pastor Crenshaw has taught students from the following African countries: Uganda, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan, Kenya, and Ghana.
Pastor Crenshaw has also utilized his teaching and public speaking skills in the 12 for Life and SPAN programs in Florence, AL.
Pastor Crenshaw has a passion for writing. He published his first book, Leading With Consistency: Four Steps To Leadership Consistency, in December 2018. The book is available on www.Amazon.com in printed and Kindle formats.