Rev. Allen M. Ford

Founder of the Transforming Word Preaching Conference and Grace Institute

Rev. Allen M. Ford, a native of Lake View, South Carolina, is the Pastor of Grace First Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. He is the founder of the Grace Institute and The Transforming Word Preaching Conference, now going into its 10th year.

In 1993, Rev. Ford graduated from International Business College, Alamogordo, New Mexico, where he received a Business Diploma in Computer Accounting. He graduated from the Billy Graham School of Evangelism in August of 2008. In October of 2009, he received his certification from the Family Dynamics Institute and is now a certified marriage facilitator. He's a 2017 Graduate and Fellow of the Stephen Olford Center for Expository Preaching, Memphis, TN, and is currently enrolled in the Pastoral Care Specialist Program at Vision International University, CA. Rev. Ford received his Honorary Doctorate degree in theology from the E.L. Ford Theological Bible College, Dillon, SC.