Senior Pastor
Dr. Paul D. Smith
Paul David Smith is an educator and community advocate from Washington, DC. He is the Senior Human Relations Consultant for the Los Angeles County Commission. He also serves as the Director of High Point Community Development Corporation in the Antelope Valley and Smith Quinn Consulting in Greater Los Angeles. He previously served as the
Paul David Smith is an educator and community advocate from Washington, DC. He is the Senior Human Relations Consultant for the Los Angeles County Commission. He also serves as the Director of High Point Community Development Corporation in the Antelope Valley and Smith Quinn Consulting in Greater Los Angeles. He previously served as the Director of Reconciliation at the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, where he also directed the Chicago Violence Reduction Strategy. Paul also served in the City of Chattanooga, TN, as the Public Safety Coordinator, and before that, he served as the Executive Principal of The Howard School, making noteworthy strides in educational achievement, raising test scores and graduation rates significantly from 46% to 88.6% in five years. Paul believes in developing partnerships focusing on building safer communities together.
Paul holds a Master's degree in education, a Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies, a Doctor of Ministry, and a PhD in Organizational Leadership, with a dissertation focus on community-based violence intervention.
Paul leads the High Point Community Fellowship and served as a District Elder in the Central California District Council. He is married with three children. Most importantly, Paul is a leader who loves God and cares deeply for humanity.