Pastor Leonce is the lead planter and pastor of Renovation Church, a transcultural church in the under-served area of downtown Atlanta that is also a member of the Acts 29 church planting network.  Originally from Louisiana and raised Catholic, Leonce began following Jesus at age 16. He has been in ministry for nine years, and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was an All-American wrestler and played on the Sooner football team. He holds a master\’s degree in criminal justice with a focus on case law (University of Tennessee), and a master\’s degree in missional leadership (Resurgence Theological Training Center). He is finishing his Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary this year. Leonce and his wife, Breanna, live in the Grant Park community of Atlanta and have two daughters.