Alex Pickens III Senior Pastor Rev. Alex Pickens III is a graduate of Howard University . While studying international management in Washington DC, Rev. Pickens served as an Assistant in the Historic Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, led Bible studies with both the Baptist and United Methodist Student Unions and served on an ecumenical development team to Africa University in Zimbabwe.  Upon graduation from the School of Business, he began a three and one half year commitment to the US Peace Corps. While in the US Peace Corps , Rev. Pickens worked for 2 years in a rural village as a preventive health educator.  He spent a 3^rd year of service as the Director of Development for Junior Achievement International before earning a Master of Health Science in Finance and Management . While in graduate school he courted the former Naudia Bryan.  The couple married in October 2001.  Together they have two children.  Catherine Ruby was born nine months before her father received his Master of Divinity.  Christian Ethan was born five months before his mother received her Doctor of Medicine.  Rev. Pickens has served as the Senior Pastor of University Baptist Church since March 1, 2009.