About Larry Stockstill
Pastor, author, and worldwide church planter.
Larry has devoted more than five decades to ministry, leadership, and developing the next generation of leaders.
More than $63 million
given to local and international missions during his 28 years as pastor.
120,000+
copies of The Remnant distributed free to pastors worldwide.
4,000+
churches planted by Surge in 2025.
His story
A life devoted to ministry.
Raised in a ministry family, Larry began preaching at 16 and later spent two years as a missionary in West Africa before serving as an associate pastor at his father's church. In 1983, he became Lead Pastor.
During his 28 years as pastor, Larry led his church to give more than $63 million to local and international missions and developed a small-group ministry that became a national model.
In 2001, Larry founded Surge, a church-planting movement built around mentoring, multiplication, and developing indigenous leaders.
Larry and his wife, Melanie, recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. They have six children and 21 grandchildren and live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Larry Stockstill Ministries Network, Inc. exists to advance the Christian faith through preaching, teaching, discipleship, ministry training, leadership development, and religious education, and to equip pastors and church leaders.
His lifelong passion is to develop leaders, strengthen families, multiply churches, and leave a legacy that impacts generations.
Through the years
Moments from a lifetime of ministry.
Preaching in Russia
Missions in Nigeria
Speaking in 1977
A young preacher
Ministry highlights
Building leaders, churches, and books.
Surge
A global church-planting movement Larry founded in 2001, built around mentoring, multiplication, and developing indigenous leaders.
Books
Larry is the author of The Cell Church, The Remnant, Model Man, and Honor: The Secret to All Relationships. His books focus on leadership, mentoring, relationships, integrity, and spiritual multiplication.
Bethany Church
Larry was Senior Pastor at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge for 28 years. Today the church is led by his son, Pastor Jonathan Stockstill.
Pastors University
A stronger foundation. A lifetime of ministry.
Following his 50th anniversary in ministry, Larry launched Pastors University, sharing “50 lessons from 50 years” of ministry and leadership with pastors and emerging leaders.
Our mission is to create Legacy Pastors who are ready for the challenges of a lifetime.
50 lessons. 50 years.
Help equip the next generation.
Partner with the ministry and help make biblical teaching available to more people.