Biography of Bishop Lawrence LaVale Hancock, Sr.

Bishop Lawrence L. Hancock, Sr., was born Lawrence LaVale Anderson on June 4, 1974. He was born to Lorraine Anderson and Willie C. Green.

Bishop Hancock was a  four year varsity football player at Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio.  He served as his Class President is Freshman and Sophomore years.  Bishop Hancock also had the opportunity to compete in the National NAACP ACT-SO Competitions in Detroit, MI, Houston, TX, and Nashville Tennessee in Instrumental Contemporary and Music Composition.  As a Senior, Bishop Hancock earned a full music proficiency scholarship to Mount Union College while being recruited to play football.

At Mount Union, Bishop Hancock played football, was a member of the Mount Union College Student Senate, Black Student Union, Campus Crusade For Christ, and the Dowling Mentor Program. In addition, Bishop Hancock served as a Musician/Choir Director for New Zion and Second Baptist Churches in Alliance, OH.  Significantly, Bishop Hancock was instrumental in establishing Mount Union College's first Gospel Choir.

In 1999, Bishop Hancock accepted his long pushed away calling into the Gospel Ministry and immediately went to work on completing his undergraduate studies because of his commitment to attend seminary.  Bishop Hancock completed the necessary coursework at the Hamilton University earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration also in 1999. Bishop Hancock was then admitted to the American Christian College and Seminary in Oklahoma City, OK. 

On April 4th, 2005 Final Harvest Church, International had its first worship experience at 5444 Airport Highway in Toledo, Ohio.  Previous services in 2005 where held in his home. Prior, he was consecrated a Bishop in March and was presented at the April 4th worship experience by Bishop Timothy Williams.

Engaged in life-long learning, Bishop Hancock became an American Society for Quality Certified Six Sigma Black Belt in March of 2005. Later, Bishop Hancock received a Masters Certification in Music Business and Technology from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Based upon fraudelent activity of Hamilton University, Bishop Hancock completed his second Bachelors Degree in 2008 from DePaul Univeristy in Chicago, Illinois.  Currently, Bishop Hancock is a Law School Student at Concord Law School-Kaplan University in Los Angeles, CA. 

The  father of  Lawrence Jr. and Lauryn, is an anointed teacher, prophet, and friend of God that is equipped, charged, and committed to advancing the Kingdom of God…One Soul At A Time!!!