Rev. Benjamin Carroll Jr., MDiv.
Senior Pastor/Teacher
Pastor Benjamin Carroll Jr. is a powerful and anointed messenger, teacher, and speaker. His voice and a unique view into Christian living offer diverse groups a meaningful lens for examining and empowering their lives. By example and edict, the foundational message that believers must be discipled, discover their purpose, and live out that purpose on the eart,h definitively leaves many encouraged and empowered to do God’s will.
Benjamin Carroll Jr. was born to the proud parents of the late Rev Benjamin Carroll Sr and Mrs. Ruby L Hamilton of Holly, Louisiana. He is the second of six children born to that Union. He grew up as the son of an itinerant Baptist preacher, matriculating in the St. Louis, Missouri, school system and Los Angeles County Schools, and graduating from High School in Oakland, California, in 1983. Pastor Carroll pursued his secondary education at Florida Memorial University. He went on to earn his Master of Divinity Degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a Doctoral Studies Candidate at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He began his professional service in ministry as the Youth Minister of New Calvary Baptist Church in Southwest Atlanta in 1995 and later became a staff member of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he was ordained. He would go on to become the Senior Pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Starkville, Mississippi, and to serve on staff full time as Pastor of Evangelism and Missions for the New Birth Baptist Church of Miami under Bishop Victor T. Curry. Pastor Carroll is also the proprietor of the Living Greater Counseling Center LLC, where he provides professional counseling to the community. Pastor Carroll also serves as State Director and Fellowship Coordinator for Green the Church, a National Sustainability Organization. He has served as the Senior Pastor of the Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, since May 2005 and is a 30-year Veteran of the United States Army Reserve, retiring at the rank of Major from the Chaplains Corps in 2023. Pastor Carroll has two daughters and believes that God has empowered him to empower people to Live Greater.
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benjamin@greenthechurch.org
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Pastor Benjamin Carroll pursued his secondary education at Florida Memorial University in Miami Florida, where he earned his B.A. degree. He went on to earn his Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta Georgia. He is presently a Doctor of Ministry Candidate at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He began his professional service as the Youth Minister of New Calvary Baptist Church under Dr. Posey L. Redmond and the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta where he was ordained in 1997 by the late Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Roberts Jr. He would go on to become the Senior Pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Starkville, Mississippi and to serve as Pastor of Evangelism and Missions for the New Birth Baptist Church of Miami, Florida under his father in ministry Bishop Victor T. Curry. Psychology Today certified, Pastor Carroll's Living Greater Counseling Center combines professional mental health therapy with spiritual elements; offering flexibility, convenience, and a faith-based approach. He has served as the Senior Pastor of the Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, Florida since May 2005 and as become an equipping station for active discipleship since 2005.
Pastor Benjamin Carroll is available for private/couples counseling, speaking engagements and lectures.