Rev. Dr. William P. Crawford has been the Senior Pastor/Head of Staff at the Larchmont Avenue Church since 1999. Bill is a native of Philadelphia; he graduated from Westminster College and earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Temple University via a National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship for graduate study. He holds both a Master in Divinity and a Master’s Degree in Sacred Theology from Union Theological Seminary (NYC), where he was recipient of the Maislin Fellowship for advanced studies in ministry. He holds a Doctorate in Ministry from the Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta; his doctoral thesis is entitled “When Religion Prompts Violence: A Congregational Inquiry” written in the aftermath of 9/11.