Leadership at Amplify isn’t about titles, platforms, or positions.
Our leaders are called to model the culture they are helping others embrace—people of prayer, integrity, biblical conviction, spiritual sensitivity, humility, excellence, and genuine love for people.
Dr. Melvin C. Cross Jr. is a pastor, church planter, transformational leader, and community advocate who has spent more than 25 years in ministry preaching the Gospel, developing leaders, and serving communities. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Amplify Church, formerly Glory House International, a vibrant ministry in the heart of Rochester, New York, committed to bringing volume to the Gospel by equipping people to embody the message of Jesus, influence culture, and advance the Kingdom of God.
A third-generation preacher, Dr. Cross has carried the Gospel beyond the walls of the local church, preaching and ministering across multiple nations and cultivating a passion for seeing lives, churches, and communities transformed through the power of Jesus Christ. His ministry is marked by a deep commitment to prayer, discipleship, biblical justice, leadership development, and community engagement, with a conviction that the Church is called not simply to gather people, but to equip and send them into the world as living demonstrations of the Gospel.
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Dr. Melvin C. Cross Jr. is a pastor, church planter, transformational leader, and community advocate who has spent more than 25 years in ministry preaching the Gospel, developing leaders, and serving communities. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Amplify Church, formerly Glory House International, a vibrant ministry in the heart of Rochester, New York, committed to bringing volume to the Gospel by equipping people to embody the message of Jesus, influence culture, and advance the Kingdom of God.
A third-generation preacher, Dr. Cross has carried the Gospel beyond the walls of the local church, preaching and ministering across multiple nations and cultivating a passion for seeing lives, churches, and communities transformed through the power of Jesus Christ. His ministry is marked by a deep commitment to prayer, discipleship, biblical justice, leadership development, and community engagement, with a conviction that the Church is called not simply to gather people, but to equip and send them into the world as living demonstrations of the Gospel.
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Dr. Ashley Cross is a pastor, nonprofit executive, educator, and nationally recognized advocate whose life and leadership are centered on one driving conviction: people and families can heal, hope, and thrive when they are surrounded by healthy relationships, meaningful support, and the transforming love of God.
Dr. Ashley serves alongside her husband, Dr. Melvin Cross, as a pastor of Amplify Church in Rochester, New York. Together, they have spent more than a decade building a church committed to bringing volume to the Gospel—not only through what is preached, but through how the Church serves, loves, disciples, and responds to the needs of its community. Her ministry carries a particular passion for women, families, young people, and creating environments where people can experience the presence of God, discover their identity, and become who God has called them to be.
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The leadership team helps carry the vision of Amplify Church forward – serving, leading, and creating environments where people can encounter Jesus and live with purpose.
