Larry Bogenrief

Pastor Larry has been full-time ministry for 36 ½ years since October 1983. He has been serving as Pastor of Willow Praise Church for the last 26-1/2 years as Founder and Lead Pastor (since June 1993). He previously served as an Associate/Youth Pastor for 10 years in 4 different Assembly of God Churches: 3 in Michigan – 1 in Jackson, and 2 in the Detroit Area – and 1 in Ohio in Painesville. He planted Willow Praise Assembly of God in June 1993 in Wickliffe, OH. He moved the church in March 1995 to Shore Gate Shopping Center in Willowick, OH. The church purchased its current property on Vine Street in Willowick in December 2002. Pastor Larry has a BA in Pastoral Theology from North Central University in Minneapolis, MN.

He was licensed to preach by Minnesota District of the Assemblies of God in May 1983. He transferred his license to the Michigan District of the Assemblies of God in 1984.  He was ordained by the Ohio District of the Assemblies of God in May 1989 (currently Ohio Ministry Network). He was appointed by the Ohio Ministry Network to plant a church in Willowick in May 1993. He has served on the Ohio Ministry Network of Church Planting and Development since 1998. He has served as the Ohio Ministry Network Presbyter of the Northeast Area of Ohio since January 2016. Pastor Larry is licensed by the State of Ohio to solemnize marriages.

Testimony: Pastor Larry received his calling into ministry at the age of 16 when he was attending Youth Bible Camp at Lake Geneva, Alexandria, MN.