PASTOR ADRIAN D. CRANFORD

The Ministry.  Having the call of God on his life at an early age, Pastor Adrian D. Cranford has always had a passion for serving the kingdom of God.  In 2002, he accepted his call to the gospel ministry and was licensed under the leadership of his pastor, Pastor Larry Neal Trice. He was later ordained as an Elder under the late Bishop William Haven Bonner, Prelate, Illinois Sixth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, and served his father, Superintendent Clarence Cranford, Jr., and many other pastors, in various capacities. Prior to planting Higher Dimensions Center (“HDC”) Church of God In Christ in Fraser, Michigan on January 7, 2018, every Saturday for five straight years starting in 2013, HDC’s outreach team (Chosen Rhythms) served Metro-Detroit area, by offering prayer; giving warm hugs to the elderly, the sick, and the veterans at various musical performances at nursing homes/assisted living facilities/soup kitchens/charity walks (American Heart Association, Alzheimer’s, American Cancer Association – Breast Cancer); encouragement through the Word of God; and marital counseling/officiating wedding ceremonies. For five straight years, Pastor Cranford sought to show people that Christ wants to dwell in our hearts by faith everyday so that we may be able to comprehend the breadth, length, depth, and height of the love of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 3:17-19 

The Man.  Pastor Cranford is the middle son to the union of Superintendent Clarence Cranford, Jr. and Verna J. Fleming.  Superintendent Cranford, a native of North Little Rock, AR, earned his Bachelors of Arts in English from University of Arkansas in Little Rock in 1996, and earned his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan Thomas Cooley Law School in 2002, licensed to practice law in Connecticut and Michigan.  Pastor Cranford and his wife of 22 years, Lady Monica Cranford, along with their children, Reina (19) and Brayden (18), moved to Sterling Heights in 2005.  Lady Cranford is a proud Macomb County Hospice Registered Nurse, and their children attend high school.  

Pastor Cranford is currently serving as a member of...

Macomb County Ministerial Alliance

Democratic Black Caucus of Macomb County

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor’s 1st African-American Coalition

Macomb County Bar Association

Macomb Community College Legal Assistant Advisory Committee

While serving Macomb County in various ways, Pastor Cranford also owed and operated his own Criminal, Family, and Personal Injury law practice in Mount Clemens for eight years prior to his current employment  as a staff attorney with the Office of Public Defender (Macomb County). 

The Music. Since the age of 10 years old, Pastor Cranford has served as a church musician/Minister of Music, even having the honor as serving as the Minister of Music for six-time Grammy Award winner Bishop-Elect Marvin L. Winans at Perfecting Church.

The Mission.  Pastor Cranford’s mission is to build strong families and communities. On August 26, 2000, Pastor Cranford married the lovely, Monica Mone’t, Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and together they have two children who work alongside them in the ministry: Reina and Brayden.  As a husband, father, pastor, musician, and lawyer, Superintendent Cranford has a passion for preaching/teaching the Word of God, as well as being committed to worship, evangelism, and building up God’s people. He holds Philippians 1:6 as a guiding principle of his life and it reads: Being confident of this very thing, that he, which has begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.