Edwin Barry "Ed" Young (born March 16, 1961) is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church.

[2][3] In February 1989, Young began Fellowship Church out of a rented office complex before moving to an arts center.

[4] In 1996, Fellowship Church moved into Irving's MacArthur High School to accommodate five weekend services and a weekly attendance of 5,000.

[6] When the country of Haiti was struck by an earthquake in 2010, Fellowship Church and C3 Global began proving relief and to date has provided almost 11 million meals.

[7] In partnership with C3 Global, FC hosts an annual retreat for Gold Star families with America's Mighty Warriors, with past guests Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, and Mike Huckabee.